HRT in women with diabetes—review of the effects on glucose and lipid metabolism

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is prescribed less frequently to women with diabetes. In this article, we review the effects of HRT on glucose metabolism and plasma lipids in women with type 2 diabetes. Current evidence is reassuring about the effects of HRT in women with diabetes, although as in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 2001-11, Vol.54 (2), p.67-77
Hauptverfasser:	Palin, S.L, Kumar, S, Sturdee, D.W, Barnett, A.H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Blood Glucose - metabolism Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases) Endocrinopathies Estrogen Replacement Therapy Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance Female Glucose Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) Humans Insulin Resistance Lipids Lipids - blood Medical sciences Menopause Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta
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Zusammenfassung:	Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is prescribed less frequently to women with diabetes. In this article, we review the effects of HRT on glucose metabolism and plasma lipids in women with type 2 diabetes. Current evidence is reassuring about the effects of HRT in women with diabetes, although as in all women, HRT should be prescribed on an individual basis with appropriate consideration given to advantages and disadvantages of therapy.
ISSN:	0168-8227 1872-8227
DOI:	10.1016/S0168-8227(01)00277-7