Valproic acid-based therapy for TIIDM and Metabolic defects: Valproic acid (brand names: Convulex, Depakote, epilim, stavzor and others), a drug used to treat seizures/epilepsy, increases Sirtuin-4 expression, augments insulin secretion, reduces metabolic stress, improves glucose uptake, promotes glucose homeostasis and prevents progression to TIIDM via down regulation of its target gene, 20/December/2018, 11.23 pm