#$%^&*AU2011253958B220130627.pdf#####ADAMANTYL DERIVATIVES AS INHIBITORS OF THE 11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE TYPE 1 ENZYME Abstract The present invention relates to compounds which are inhibitors of the 11 -beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 enzyme. The present invention further relates to the use of inhibitors of I 1-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type I enzyme for the treatment of non-insulin dependent type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome and other diseases and conditions that are mediated by excessive glucocorticoid action. (5788716_I):KZA