Tipping the balance: the pathophysiology of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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This article discusses the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity and provides a basic understanding of these diseases, which forms the basis for understanding the importance of weight loss in their treatment.
PMID: 22054144 [PubMed – in process] (Source: The Surgical Clinics of North America)

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