To keep your blood sugar level in check, a specific type of cell in your pancreas secretes insulin in response to any sugar ...

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 ...

Glucagon and Insulin Glucagon and insulin, another kind of hormone, should work as a team to keep your blood sugar in balance. The cells in your pancreas that make glucagon are similar to cells ...

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 ...

On the right a portion of a beta cell (b), with its characteristic crystalline secretory granules, is seen (X1 4,000). Detail of an alpha-cell secretory granule is in the lower right corner (X100 ...

A dozen volunteers with severe type 1 diabetes showed clear improvements in their condition 12 months after receiving a ...

Individualized ocular characteristics should be considered before starting GLP-1 RA therapies for weight loss and diabetes management.

Objective—Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) exerts beneficial antidiabetic actions via effects on pancreatic β- and α-cells. Previous studies have focused on the improvements in β-cell function ...

Amanda Smith has kicked insulin to the curb in what experts are calling a milestone in the fight against Type 1 diabetes.

A woman with Type 1 diabetes said her diagnosis felt like a "death sentence" — but with a new stem cell therapy, she's now ...