Investigating how the production of insulin is regulated in fruit flies reveals surprising insights that may help to better understand how this process unfolds in humans.

Discover how chronic oversleeping disrupts circadian rhythms, metabolism, and skin health, affecting overall wellbeing.

This mimicking action results in glucose-dependent insulin secretion, lessening glucagon secretion (the hormone that controls blood sugar) and slowing food movement through the stomach, known as ...

Insulin is a hormone that allows glucose in the blood to enter cells, providing them with the energy to function. A lack of adequate insulin plays a key role in the development of diabetes ...

Food that can support insulin sensitivity include non-starchy vegetables, whole grains, and citrus fruits. People with insulin resistance may also wish to limit sugary drinks and highly processed ...

In recent months, the efficacy of contraception for people taking weight loss medications has been questioned, as several women claim to have gotten pregnant despite using oral contraceptives.

In the present experiments the effects on insulin secretion of theophylline, a methyl xanthine derivative which inhibits cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 6 and increases the intracellular ...

Insulin overdose symptoms can include confusion, fatigue, irritability, shaking, and other signs of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). If you accidentally take too much or your blood sugar is low for ...

The FDA has approved Merilog (insulin-aspart-szjj), a biosimilar to Novolog (insulin aspart), for improving glycemic control in adults and pediatric patients with diabetes mellitus. The regulatory ...

"Until now, it has been thought that the pituitary gland receives messages from the rest of the body and increases or decreases hormone secretion accordingly. In fact, macrophages, the immune ...