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ominousoctet1 CONSTRUCTOminous octetDEFRONZO · ENDOCRINOLOGY

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Endocrinology

eight organ defects, from muscle and liver to brain and kidney, that together produce high glucose in type 2 diabetes.

In endocrinology, ominous octet refers to eight organ defects, from muscle and liver to brain and kidney, that together produce high glucose in type 2 diabetes. This meaning comes from DeFronzo (2009) in Diabetes.[1]

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  1. DeFronzo, R. A. (2009). From the Triumvirate to the Ominous Octet: A New Paradigm for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes, 58(4), 773-795. https://doi.org/10.2337/db09-9028

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