Patent ID: 7834050

Claim:
A method of treating diabetes in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to said subject a compound of Formula I: wherein: n is 1, 2, 3 or 4; R 1 is selected from the group consisting of O, S, N-alkyl, N-cycloalkyl, N-aryl, and CR 2 where each R is independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, and aryl; each R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, phenylalkyl, and phenylalkyloxy; R 3 is selected from the group consisting of H and alkyl; R 4 is selected from the group consisting of H and alkyl; R 5 is selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, and hydroxyalkyl; and R 6 is selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, and hydroxyalkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof in an amount effective to treat said diabetes.