Obesity caused by a high-fat Western diet damages the pancreas, affecting insulin production and blood sugar control even ...

Your brain makes insulin—the same insulin produced by your pancreas. The same insulin that is not produced in people with ...

Chronic inflammation of the pancreas may affect how it produces insulin, which could lead to diabetes in some people. Talk with your doctor if you’re concerned about your personal risk for diabetes.

Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University have identified a gene that, when activated by metabolic stress, damages ...

Diabetes results from problems with the pancreas and insulin, as insufficient insulin can lead to high blood glucose. Over time, persistently high glucose levels can cause serious complications.

Insulin and Diabetes. Your body’s control of blood sugar levels works well when you have a healthy pancreas, but it can break down if you get diabetes. There are two main types of diabetes: Type ...

The NHS is now assessing which patients will benefit the most from the artificial pancreas, drawing from a pool of nearly 300,000 individuals, who are suffering from type 1 diabetes in the UK. The ...

Banting and Best isolate insulin 1922. Photo: In this lab, ... Late in the nineteenth century, scientists had realized there was a connection between the pancreas and diabetes.

Secretion of insulin. Insulin is synthesized in significant quantities only in beta cells in the pancreas. It is secreted primarily in response to elevated blood concentrations of glucose.

The first detailed explanation of why people with obesity and Type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk of pancreatic cancer has been published. The research demonstrates that excessive insulin ...

Insulin, released from the pancreas, signals muscle, liver, and fat cells to absorb glucose, which rises in the blood after we eat a meal. This glucose is “burned” in our cells to generate energy.

A new technology dubbed the "bionic pancreas" may beat standard treatment in helping people with Type 1 diabetes control their blood sugar levels, a clinical trial has found.