Alcoholism and Diabetes Mellitus

Chronic use of alcohol is considered to be a potential risk factor for the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which causes insulin resistance and pancreatic β-cell dysfunction that is a prerequisite for the development of diabetes. However, alcohol consumption in diabetes has been controv...

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Main Authors: Soo-Jeong Kim, Dai-Jin Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Diabetes Association 2012-04-01
Series:Diabetes & Metabolism Journal
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Online Access:http://e-dmj.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/2004DMJ/dmj-36-108.pdf