Patent ID: 7906658

Claim:
A method for treating a malcondition characterized by impaired glycemic control in a human wherein the malcondition is selected from the group consisting of Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, MODY, impaired glucose tolerance, impaired fasting glucose, hyperglycemia, impaired glucose metabolism, insulin resistance and obesity, comprising administering to a human in need thereof an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or hydrate thereof; wherein R 2 and R 3 independently or together are —OH, —O − M + wherein M + is a cation, a hydroxyl bearing a boronic acid protecting group, or a group capable of being hydrolyzed to a hydroxyl group in an aqueous solution at physiological pH or in biological fluids.