Factor present in gestational, type 2 diabetes could provide new treatment options

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 15:32 in Health & Medicine

Both pregnant women with diabetes and with type 2 diabetics have high levels of a fat metabolite that impairs pancreatic cells from secreting insulin. These findings suggest that blocking the effects of this fat metabolite may help prevent and treat diabetes.

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