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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
In a study published in Molecular Metabolism, a SLU researcher has found that adropin, a hormone that regulates whether the body burns fat or sugar during feeding and fasting cycles, can improve insulin action in obese, diabetic mice, suggesting that it may work as a therapy for type 2 diabetes.
According to the American Diabetes Association, 29.1 million Americans have diabetes, while 86 million Americans age 20 and older are thought to have a 'pre-diabetic' condition that includes increased fasting glucose and/or "impaired glucose tolerance." The numbers have been growing along with the country's obesity epidemic.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-01/slu-af012915.php
According to the American Diabetes Association, 29.1 million Americans have diabetes, while 86 million Americans age 20 and older are thought to have a 'pre-diabetic' condition that includes increased fasting glucose and/or "impaired glucose tolerance." The numbers have been growing along with the country's obesity epidemic.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-01/slu-af012915.php