A Promising New Pathway to Treating Type 2 Diabetes

A Promising New Pathway to Treating Type 2 Diabetes Researchers at the University of Arizona believe the liver may hold the key to new, preventative Type 2 diabetes treatments. Rosemary Brandt Today College of Agriculture and Life SciencesiStock-1269115008.jpg According to the Centers for Disease Control, diabetes affects 34.2 million Americans. An additional 88 million people over the age of 18 are prediabetic, or at risk of developing diabetes.HealthScience and TechnologyCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences Media contact(s)Rosemary Brandt College of Agriculture and Life Sciencesrjbrandt@email.arizona.edu520-358-9729This year marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin, a scientific breakthrough that transformed Type 1 diabetes, once known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, from a terminal disease into a manageable condition.Today, Type 2 diabetes is 24 times more prevalent than Type 1. The rise in rates of obesity and incidence of Type 2 diabetes are related and require new approaches, according to University of Arizona researchers, who believe the liver may hold the key to innovative new treatments.  BenjaminRenquist Benjamin Renquist, an association professor in the UArizona School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Research" All current therapeutics for Type 2 diabetes primarily aim to decrease blood glucose. So, they are treating a symptom, much like treating the flu by decreasing the fever, " saidBenjamin Renquist, an asso...
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