Israeli and American researchers uncovered the role of a specific enzyme in managing blood sugar levels in a study that opens up new therapeutic possibilities for people with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 ...

Findings suggest targeting neuro-immune pathway could lead to strategies for managing diabetes, obesity or some types of ...

New study shows that the gene G6PC2 plays an important role in regulating glucagon, a hormone that raises blood sugar levels.

A new study has uncovered a critical role for the enzyme Glucose-6-phosphatase 2 (G6PC2) in regulating blood sugar levels.

In contrast, alpha cells secrete glucagon in response to ... and amino acids (the building blocks of proteins) also stimulate glucagon release, while insulin and free fatty acids inhibit its ...

To keep your blood sugar level in check, a specific type of cell in your ... promotes insulin release to lower blood sugar ...

Objective—Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) exerts beneficial antidiabetic actions via effects on pancreatic β- and α-cells ... stimulate endogenous insulin release and suppress endogenous ...