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Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert glucose, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. Insulin allows cells to use glucose for fuel and is secreted by beta cells in the islets of Langerhans. The release of insulin from the pancreas is stimulated by increased blood glucose, vagal nerve stimulation, and other factors. Insulin is obtained from various animals and available in a variety of preparations. Commercial insulin preparations differ in a number of ways, including differences in the animal species from which they are obtained; their purity, concentration, and solubility; and the time of onset and duration of their biologic action. An oral hypoglycemic agent is not a form of insulin therapy.

What happens when you eliminate sugar and adopt the keto diet?

Eliminating sugar from the diet can be challenging, however, the health benefits of a low sugar diet are almost immediate, say researchers.

8 Jul 2019

Harnessing target of the brain chemical serotonin to combat obesity

Research presented next week at Physiology 2019 - the annual conference of The Physiological Society - reveals a way to harness the target of the brain chemical serotonin to combat the obesity epidemic.

8 Jul 2019

A small chemical change reverses prediabetes in obese mice

A small chemical change - shifting the position of two hydrogen atoms - makes the difference between mice that are healthy and mice with insulin resistance and fatty liver, major risk factors for diabetes and heart disease.

5 Jul 2019

New biomaterial could encapsulate and protect implanted insulin-producing cells

Transplanting insulin-producing pancreatic cells into people with type 1 diabetes has emerged as a ground-breaking treatment for millions of patients over the past few decades.

4 Jul 2019

Protein found in the eye can protect against diabetic retinopathy

Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have shown that a protein found in the eye can protect against and potentially treat diabetic eye disease.

4 Jul 2019

Probiotic containing common gut bacterium could halve cardiovascular disease rates

A small study has found that supplements of the gut bacterium, A. muciniphila, may cut cardiovascular disease rates in half.

3 Jul 2019

Some people treated for type 1 diabetes may have monogenic diabetes, study finds

A Joslin Diabetes Center study among people treated for type 1 diabetes for many years has discovered that a minority may have monogenic diabetes, a non-autoimmune inherited condition that in some cases does not require insulin treatment.

3 Jul 2019

JAMA commentary: Nutrition knowledge essential for today's physicians

Nutrition knowledge is essential for today's physicians, according to a JAMA Internal Medicine commentary published July 1.

3 Jul 2019

Intermittent fasting may protect against type 2 diabetes

Intermittent fasting is known to improve sensitivity to the blood glucose-lowering hormone insulin and to protect against fatty liver.

2 Jul 2019

Supervised fun, exercise both improve psychosocial health of children with obesity

A program with clear rules, routines and activities, attentive adults and a chance to interact with peers appears to work as well at improving the quality of life, mood and self-worth of a child who is overweight or obese as a regular exercise program, researchers report.

2 Jul 2019

Postmenopausal women who are "apple" shaped have greater risk of heart problems

Postmenopausal women who are "apple" shaped rather than "pear" shaped are at greater risk of heart and blood vessel problems, even if they have a normal, healthy body mass index according to new research.

1 Jul 2019

Five things we found in the FDA’s hidden device database

After two decades of keeping the public in the dark about millions of medical device malfunctions and injuries, the Food and Drug Administration has published the once hidden database online, revealing 5.7 million incidents publicly for the first time.

27 Jun 2019

ALS mobility and survival could be improved by increasing glucose

Researchers from University of Arizona have come up with a new study that shows that increasing the amount of glucose that could be transformed into energy could help persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by improving their mobility and increasing their survival rates.

26 Jun 2019

Study reverses previous understanding of how Type 2 diabetes develops in black African people

New research funded by Diabetes UK has reversed scientists’ previous understanding of how Type 2 diabetes develops in black African people.

26 Jun 2019

Study highlights potential health impact of zero-calorie sweeteners

As a sugar substitute, zero-calorie sweeteners may reduce tooth decay and blood sugar spikes. Seven are approved worldwide and safe for humans - but does this mean they're healthy?

26 Jun 2019

Diabetes drug can halve the risk of late miscarriage, preterm births for women with PCOS

Metformin can halve the risk of late miscarriage and preterm births for women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

24 Jun 2019

Study: Phenols in cocoa bean shells have powerful effects on fat and immune cells in mice

Scientists may have discovered more reasons to love chocolate. A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois suggests that three of the phenolic compounds in cocoa bean shells have powerful effects on the fat and immune cells in mice, potentially reversing the chronic inflammation and insulin resistance associated with obesity.

21 Jun 2019

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What happens when you eliminate sugar and adopt the keto diet?

Harnessing target of the brain chemical serotonin to combat obesity

A small chemical change reverses prediabetes in obese mice

New biomaterial could encapsulate and protect implanted insulin-producing cells

Protein found in the eye can protect against diabetic retinopathy

Probiotic containing common gut bacterium could halve cardiovascular disease rates

Some people treated for type 1 diabetes may have monogenic diabetes, study finds

JAMA commentary: Nutrition knowledge essential for today's physicians

Intermittent fasting may protect against type 2 diabetes

Supervised fun, exercise both improve psychosocial health of children with obesity

Postmenopausal women who are "apple" shaped have greater risk of heart problems

Five things we found in the FDA’s hidden device database

ALS mobility and survival could be improved by increasing glucose

Study reverses previous understanding of how Type 2 diabetes develops in black African people

Study highlights potential health impact of zero-calorie sweeteners

Diabetes drug can halve the risk of late miscarriage, preterm births for women with PCOS

Study: Phenols in cocoa bean shells have powerful effects on fat and immune cells in mice

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