The regulation of glucose effectiveness: how glucose modulates its own production

J Tonelli, P Kishore, DE Lee… - Current Opinion in Clinical …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
J Tonelli, P Kishore, DE Lee, M Hawkins
Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care, 2005journals.lww.com
The regulation of glucose effectiveness involves a complex interplay of hormonal and
metabolic factors, with free fatty acid and glucoregulatory hormones playing key roles. The
loss of this regulation in type 2 diabetes mellitus contributes importantly to hyperglycemia,
and may largely be caused by increased free fatty acid levels.
Summary
The regulation of glucose effectiveness involves a complex interplay of hormonal and metabolic factors, with free fatty acid and glucoregulatory hormones playing key roles. The loss of this regulation in type 2 diabetes mellitus contributes importantly to hyperglycemia, and may largely be caused by increased free fatty acid levels.
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