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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.

Transplanted Pancreas Tissue May Lead to Better Glucose Control Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Israeli researchers have developed tissue from the islets of Langerhans that may help insulin-producing cells survive longer, and generate more insulin and other necessary hormones.

Hormone Discovered That Preserves Insulin Production and Beta Cell Function in Diabetes Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2012

Duke University Medical Center researchers have found protective, anti-diabetic functions for a hormone that, like insulin, is produced by the islet cells of the pancreas....

New Path for Diabetes Treatment Posted: Monday, April 23, 2012

Suppressing the hormone glucagon might lower blood sugar, insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes....

BPA's Diabetes Link Strengthened by New Study Posted: Monday, February 27, 2012

Growing evidence suggests that even minuscule amounts of BPA (used in everything from pesticides to water bottles) can scramble hormone signals, and trick fat cells into taking in more fat or mislead the pancreas into secreting excess insulin.

Gene Study Sheds Light on Body Clock's Link to Diabetes Posted: Monday, February 06, 2012

A mutation affecting a sleep-wake hormone may disrupt blood sugar control.

Diabetes Treatment Should Be Gender-based Posted: Saturday, August 20, 2011

Data on 3,000 participants found a significant difference in lipid, amino acid and other metabolites between males and females. The findings underscore the need for gender-specific treatments for diabetes and other metabolic disorders.

How Important Is Fat Distribution? Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2011

In obese individuals, the distribution of adipose tissue both on the body, and in the liver and skeletal muscle is an important predictor of insulin sensitivity.

'Master Regulator' Gene Behind Obesity, Diabetes Identified Posted: Monday, May 23, 2011

Researchers have found that a gene linked to type 2 diabetes and cholesterol levels is in fact a 'master regulator' gene, which controls the behavior of other genes found within fat in the body.

Testosterone Deficiencies Can Increase Death in Men with Diabetes Posted: Saturday, April 23, 2011

Allowing low testosterone levels to go untreated may sharply increase the risk of early death among men with Type 2 diabetes.

 

 

 

 

 

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