For years, glucose-sensitive membranes have been a key focus for improving controlled insulin release in diabetes treatments. Glucose-sensitive membrane was previously constructed using glucose ...

Hormonal changes throughout a woman’s life influence insulin needs, glucose regulation, and cardiovascular risk, highlighting ...

People with type I diabetes have to inject themselves multiple times a day with manufactured insulin to maintain healthy levels of the hormone, as their bodies do not naturally produce enough. The ...

A drug currently in clinical trials as a cancer therapy can also stimulate pancreatic beta cells to secrete insulin, revealing a previously unknown mechanism for insulin regulation in type 2 diabetes, ...

University of Pennsylvania and Syracuse University scientists have discovered that a hindbrain-derived peptide, octadecaneuropeptide (ODN), can suppress appetite and improve glucose regulation without ...

Most circulating vitamin D forms in the skin from 7-dehydrocholesterol in sunlight and are subsequently converted into 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D [1,25(OH) 2 D] in the ...

One of the possible keys to controlling excessive glucose production by the liver in type 2 diabetes is a stress molecule called GDF15. Mice lacking this molecule show increased hepatic ...

POTS can reduce your insulin sensitivity, which means it’s harder for your body to process blood sugar. While POTS is different from hypoglycemia, the symptoms can look similar. Share on Pinterest ...

Insulin is an essential hormone for humans and many other living creatures. Its best-known task is to regulate sugar metabolism. How it does this job is well understood. Much less is known about how ...