The present invention provides novel methods of treatment of diabetes mellitus as well as methods of diagnosing the susceptibility of hypoglycaemia in an individual. The method of treatment includes administering to an individual a sufficient amount of at least one inhibitor of the renin-angiotensin II system and at least one antidiabetic, for example insulin. Another objective of the present invention is to provide methods of preventing hypoglycaemia in an individual in need thereof comprising administering to said individual a pharmaceutical effective amount of an inhibitor of the renin-angiotensin II system. In particular, such an individual may be an individual suffering from diabetes mellitus. A further objective of the present invention is to provide methods to diagnose the susceptibility to hypoglycaemia of an individual comprising detecting within a predetermined tissue sample the genotype of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene; or detecting within a predetermined tissue sample the activity of ACE; and correlating said genotype or activity to the susceptibility of hypoglycaemia.
本发明提供了治疗糖尿病的新方法以及诊断个体低血糖易感性的方法。治疗方法包括向个体施用足量的至少一种肾素-
血管紧张素 II 系统
抑制剂和至少一种抗糖尿病药物,例如
胰岛素。本发明的另一个目的是为有需要的个体提供预防低血糖症的方法,包括向所述个体施用药物有效量的肾素-
血管紧张素 II 系统
抑制剂。特别是,这种人可能是糖尿病患者。本发明的另一个目的是提供诊断个体低血糖易感性的方法,包括在预定组织样本中检测
血管紧张素转换酶(ACE)
基因的
基因型;或在预定组织样本中检测
血管紧张素转换酶的活性;以及将所述
基因型或活性与低血糖易感性相关联。