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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2001
Ronald Gunn, Richmond, VA (US);
Geoffrey Allan, Richmond, VA (US);
Insmed, Incorporated, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of reducing serum lipids in insulin resistant subjects comprising administration of synergistically effective amounts of D-chiro-inositol and lipid lowering medications. The present invention provides methods to treat a hyperlipidemic subject with insulin resistance comprising administration of D-chiro-inositol and a lipid lowering compound, either as concurrent single agents or as a combined composition. The methods and compositions of the present invention are particularly efficacious in treating insulin resistant subjects with a fasting blood glucose level of less than or equal to 180 mg/dL.