#$%^&*AU2013206051A820160218.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 1 1-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 enzyme. The present invention further relates to the use of inhibitors of 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 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.