A 48 year old male patient comes to the clinic for routine general checkup. He is a known diabetic and is on insulin. On general examination, truncal obesity is seen.
The agent used in the treatment of this patient has all the following actions except:
It inhibits the release of FFA from adipose tissue It enhances the uptake of glucose into adipose cells via the GLUT4 transporter In adipose tissue, it inhibits the activity of hormone-sensitive lipase Adipose tissue is less sensitive to it than many other tissues