Patent ID: 7511021

Claim:
A method for treating diabetes in a mammal, said method comprising administering to a mammal in need of treatment an effective amount of a compound of formula(II): wherein R 1 is H or C 1-4 alkyl; R 2 is H, F, Cl, methoxy , or C 1-3 alkyl; Q is â€”(CH 2 ) n â€” where n=0, 1, or 2; or, where R 2 is H, F, Cl, or methoxy, then Q can also be selected from â€”CH 2 â€”Sâ€”; Z is substituted or unsubstituted, and is selected from C 3-7 cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzhydryl, 5- or 6- membered heteroaryl having 1 or 2 heteroatoms independently selected from N, O, and S, a biaryl, and a 9- or 10-membered fused bicyclyl or fused heterobicyclyl, wherein each fused heterobicyclyl has between 1 and 4 heteroatoms independently selected from N, O, and S; P=H or acetyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.