Dr. Ralph A Defronzo MD
Endocrinology-Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
701 S Zarzamora St San Antonio TX, 78207About
Dr. Ralph Defronzo practices Endocrinology in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Defronzo specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases related to hormone imbalance, and the bodys glands in the endocrine system. Endocrinologists are trained and certified to treat a variety of conditions, including menopause, diabetes, infertility, and thyroid disorders, among many others. Dr. Defronzo examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
Harvard Medical School 1969
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Chronic physiologic hyperinsulinemia impairs suppression of plasma free fatty acids and increases de novo lipogenesis but does not cause dyslipidemia in conscious normal rats.
- Effects of insulin and amino acids on glucose and leucine metabolism in CAPD patients.
- Synergistic interaction of magnesium and vanadate on glucose metabolism in diabetic rats.
- Urinary platelet-activating factor excretion is elevated in non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.
- Effects of exercise and insulin on insulin signaling proteins in human skeletal muscle.
- Pharmacologic therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Insulin sensitivity indices obtained from oral glucose tolerance testing: comparison with the euglycemic insulin clamp.
- Altered hypothalamic function in response to glucose ingestion in obese humans.
- Pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes: implications for metformin.
- Differential effects of amino acid and ketoacid on protein metabolism in humans.
- Insulin resistance differentially affects the PI 3-kinase- and MAP kinase-mediated signaling in human muscle.
- Pharmacologic therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Bromocriptine: a novel approach to the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
- Renal transplantation in multiple myeloma. A case report.
- Physiological hyperinsulinemia impairs insulin-stimulated glycogen synthase activity and glycogen synthesis.
Clinical Trials
- Paradoxical Stimulation of Hepatic Glucose Production With Dapagliflozin
- Pre-diabetes in Subject With Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG) and Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT)
- Effect of Farxiga on Renal Function and Size in Type 2 Diabetic Patients With Hyperfiltration
- ESR-15-11293 - Saxa/Dapa, Safety and Efficacy Study
- SGLT2 Inhibition and Stimulation of Endogenous Glucose Production: Protocol 2
- Effect of Combined Incretin-Based Therapy Plus Canagliflozin on Glycemic Control and the Compensatory Rise in Hepatic Glucose Production in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
- Durability of Combination Therapy With Exenatide/Pioglitazone/Metformin vs. Conventional Therapy in New Onset T2DM
- PROTOCOL 3: Role of the Renal Nerves in the Increase in EGP in Response to Glucosuria
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