Method of treating diabetes mellitus with bisphenol derivatives
AssigneeMerrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc.
InventorsKeith M. Robinson, Simon J. T. Mao, Roger A. Parker, Richard L. Jackson
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of lowering blood glucose in a patient afflicted with diabetes mellitus comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically effective glucose lowering amount of a 4,4'-bis(2,6-di-alkylphenol). The present invention also relates to a process for making 4,4'-bis(2,6-di-alkyl-phenol).
Claims3
A method of lowering blood glucose in a patient afflicted with diabetes mellitus comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically effective glucose lowering amount of a compound of the formula ##STR3## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each independently a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group.
A method of treating a patient afflicted with diabetes mellitus comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically effective glucose lowering amount of a compound of the formula ##STR4## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each independently a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.