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Clue Provides New Piece of the Diabetes Puzzle Posted: Monday, December 10, 2012

Researchers show that the cells that produce glucagon are stimulated by the hormone itself. A previous study by the same group demonstrated that this principle also applies to insulin.

New Treatment Reduces Weight 10 Percent and Improves Insulin Sensitivity Posted: Sunday, December 02, 2012

A new, lab-created antibody that mimics the action of a naturally occurring molecule causes weight loss.

Diabetes Drug Can Restore Memory Loss from Alzheimer's Posted: Saturday, November 24, 2012

A drug that was initially used to treat insulin resistance in diabetes patients has shown promise as a way to improve cognitive function in Alzheimer's sufferers.

Pre-Diabetes Is Treatable to Prevent Diabetes Posted: Monday, September 24, 2012

Preservation of beta-cell function is more closely related to long-term prevention of diabetes than is insulin sensitivity.

Fructose Consumption Impairs Insulin Sensitivity Posted: Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Fructose and sucrose worsen lipid profiles compared with similar amount of glucose.

Possible Target for Diabetes Treatment Identified Posted: Sunday, April 01, 2012

Researchers have discovered that deficiency of a single protein, Mitofusin 2, in muscle and hepatic cells of mice is sufficient to cause tissues to become insensitive to insulin, thus producing an increase in blood glucose concentrations and becoming a potential protein for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Resistant Starch Shows Blood Sugar Benefits Posted: Sunday, March 25, 2012

Thirty grams per day of resistant starch may improve sensitivity to insulin by 73% for men, but not women.

Protein's Role In Obesity, Diabetes and Aging Posted: Monday, February 27, 2012

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a potent regulator of sensitivity to insulin.

Weight Loss Improves Beta Cell Function in Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Beta cell function can improve after just 12 weeks of weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Low Testosterone Affects Insulin Sensitivity Posted: Saturday, December 10, 2011

Low testosterone may also have effects on insulin sensitivity as well as diminished libido.

 

 

 

 

 

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