Current drugs for regulating blood sugar in type 2 diabetes - which occurs when the body becomes desensitized to insulin - come with the risk that blood sugar levels drop too low. Now in a study of mice with the equivalent of type 2 diabetes, researchers were surprised to find just one injection of the growth factor FGF1 reduced blood sugar to normal - without side effects - for over 2 days. The researchers - led by a team from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA - say they believe their findings will lead to a new generation of safer and more effective drugs for diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes is managed with varying levels of success through drugs and lifestyle changes, including diet, weight loss, and regular exercise. There are two types of diabetes. Type 1 is where the immune system attacks the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas, effectively destroying the…
