Insulin-producing human pancreas cells can be manufactured with 3D printers, researchers reported at the International Transplant Congress underway in London.

In a small cell therapy trial, 10 out of 12 people with type 1 diabetes no longer needed supplemental insulin, even a year after treatment.

BCE, the Indian physician Sushruta noticed that ants were attracted to some people’s urine, leading him to discover that such people had a condition that caused their urine to be sweet and sticky. He ...

Your brain makes insulin—the same insulin produced by your pancreas. The same insulin that is not produced in people with type 1 diabetes and the same insulin that does not work properly in people ...

(A) Overview of the seven-stage differentiation protocol performed in a 3D culture system. (B) Frequency of C-peptide (C-pep) and glucagon (GCG) positive cells in 5 cell lines (HUES8, RC9, LUMC ...

Aberrant glucagon responses promoting hyperglycemia may be due to the impaired regulation of glucagon and insulin secretion, as well as disrupted alpha cell responses to insulin. 1,2 ...

In healthy mice experiencing insulin-induced hypoglycemia, an injection of the glucagon-encapsulating micelles led to normal blood sugar levels within 40 minutes.

In 2010, Herrera and his researchers discovered that if beta cells die prematurely, the pancreatic cells responsible for producing other hormones such as glucagon, which counteracts insulin’s ...

If beta cells die prematurely, the endocrine cells normally responsible for producing other hormones, such as glucagon or somatostatin, can start producing insulin.

Insulin reduces the body’s blood sugar levels and provides cells with glucose for energy by helping cells absorb glucose. When blood sugar levels are too low, the pancreas releases glucagon.

Glucagon signals cells to convert glycogen back into sugar. Insulin and glucagon work together to balance your blood sugar levels, keeping them in the range that your body requires.

Beta cells play a key role in the pathogenesis of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. However, pancreatic islets also have alpha cells that produce the hormone glucagon, which acts to raise glucose blood ...