Аннотация
The article is dedicated to the role of taurine in the human body, the possibility of therapeutic use of Dibicor ®, a taurine-based drug, including diabetic patients. The results of use of Dibicor ® in the complex therapy of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and metabolic syndrome (MS) are presented. Study involving 40 patients has shown that inclusion of Dibicor ® at a dose of 0.5 g 2 times daily in the treatment regimen has contributed to the decline in body mass index, lower waist and hips circumferences and improvement of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism (significant reduction in glycated hemoglobin, fasting glucose, total cholesterol, triglyceride and low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels) in patients with DM2 and MS.