Diabetes

Exploring the paradox of metabolically healthy obesity

Australian researchers have defined some key characteristics of the metabolically healthy obese—those obese individuals who remain free from type 2 diabetes and other disorders that usually associate with obesity. Their ...

Medical research

Glucose uptake relies on newly identified protein

All cells need glucose (sugar) to produce the energy they need to survive. High glucose levels in the bloodstream (such as occur after a meal), trigger the pancreas to produce insulin. In turn, muscle and fat cells respond ...

Diabetes

A novel insulin accelerant

Insulin levels rise after eating a meal, signaling uptake of circulating glucose by skeletal muscle. In individuals with diabetes this process is often impaired—a condition known as insulin resistance.

Diabetes

Exercise induces hypothalamic cell proliferation in mice

(HealthDay)—Exercise training induces hypothalamic cell proliferation in adult mice and improves insulin sensitivity, but blocking cell proliferation does not prevent insulin action, according to an experimental study published ...

Diabetes

Circulating MicroRNAs linked to type 2 diabetes

(HealthDay)—Circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) are associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D), and their levels vary with insulin action, according to a study published online Jan. 29 in Diabetes Care.

Medical research

How fat breakdown contributes to insulin resistance

New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has shed light on how chronic stress and obesity may contribute to type 2 diabetes. The findings point the finger at an unexpected biological perpetrator – ...

Medical research

'Feeding and fasting' hormone adropin can improve insulin action

In a study published in Molecular Metabolism, a SLU researcher has found that adropin, a hormone that regulates whether the body burns fat or sugar during feeding and fasting cycles, can improve insulin action in obese, diabetic ...

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