Patent ID: 7160877

Claim:
A method for treating a disease in a patient selected from among diabetes, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, diabetes complications, obesity, overeating, and disorders of lipid metabolism comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a compound represented by the formula: wherein A represents —CH 2 — or —S—, R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a hydroxy lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxy lower alkyl group, and R 2 represents: (1) a cyclic group which may be substituted, where the cyclic group portion represents (i) a monocyclic, bicyclic or tricyclic hydrocarbon group, or (ii) a monocyclic, bicyclic or tricyclic heterocyclic group; or (2) an amino group which may be substituted; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.