Inventors:
Nnochiri N. Ekwuribe - Cary NC, US
Christopher H. Price - Chapel Hill NC, US
James Gordon Still - Raleigh NC, US
Jennifer Ann Filbey - Raleigh NC, US
Aslam M. Ansari - Montgomery Village MD, US
Amy L. Odenbaugh - Morrisville NC, US
Balasingam Radhakrishnan - Chapel Hill NC, US
International Classification:
A61K 38/28
A61K 38/00
A61K 38/02
C07K 2/00
US Classification:
514 3, 514 2, 530300, 530303
Abstract:
Methods of treating diabetes mellitus in a patient in need of such treatment include administering an effective amount of an insulin drug to the patient in order to treat diabetes mellitus in the patient. Methods according to the present invention may “activate” the liver, potentially restoring normal glucose homeostasis to individuals suffering from diabetes mellitus.