Sentences with phrase «glucose production»

As a result, free insulin in the blood leads to increased glucose production from the liver — something which normally occurs only when a person has not eaten for several hours.

By contrast, the sensitivity of the maternal liver to insulin was increased, which reduces glucose production during pregnancy.

After carbs, your body looks to protein for glucose production.

To check for insulin resistance, the scientists used a sophisticated technique to assess glucose production.

Changes in any one of them will affect glucose production.

This drug lowers blood sugar by suppressing an enzyme involved in glucose production in the liver, the process of gluconeogenesis.

You say «This fasting level of glucose production of about 600 calories per day is a key number» but according to [5] its 336 cal after prolonged fasting.

In fact, the rates of insulin infusion required to maintain basal hepatic glucose production in the presence of pancreatic clamp were 0.75 + / -0.10, 1.41 + / -0.13, and 0.51 + / -0.12 mU / kg.

What it does: Metformin helps with blood sugar and insulin management by suppressing glucose production by the liver.

When sugar levels increase in the blood, the pancreas secretes insulin to decrease glucose production from the liver to maintain balance.

«We have shown that an endogenous peptide, catestatin, can directly suppress glucose production from hepatocytes and can indirectly suppress lipid accumulation in liver as well as macrophage - mediated inflammation in obese mice,» said Sushil K. Mahata, PhD, professor of medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

Tachyphylaxis may explain the lack of increase in glucose; however, it needs to be documented by determining the endogenous glucose production rate.

Another example of such differences (when looking at individual cells versus the whole body) relates to the differential effects of injury and sepsis on glucose production in the liver when isolated liver cells are used versus measuring gluconeogenesis in the whole body where other hormone, cytokine and other effects come into play.

Molecules produced by some of the bacteria may increase glucose production in the body and push blood glucose levels out of balance, the researchers suggest.

AKT is important for glucose transport into cells and for stopping glucose production in the liver.

In technical terms, insulin suppresses gluconeogenesis (new glucose production in the liver).

min - 1, of which 36 % was converted to glucose, accounting for 4.5 % of total glucose production.

It has been shown that insulin at concentrations that are within the normal physiological range lowers blood glucose through inhibiting hepatic glucose production [21].

Cortisol stimulates glucose production within the liver and muscle cells, increasing blood sugar levels in order to prepare for a fight or flight response.

«Although it has long been recognized that a key event leading to development of type 2 diabetes is uncontrolled glucose production from the liver, underlying mechanisms have been elusive,» said senior author Gökhan S. Hotamisligil, chair of the Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases and J.S. Simmons Professor of Genetics and Metabolism at HSPH.

Hepatocytes carry out energy metabolism by regulating glucose production.

Hi Tony, what would you recommend for someone who is taking diabetes medication (metformin) which is designed to supress glucose production.

Typical stress responses include elevated heart rate, rapid breathing, elevated blood sugar levels (caused by cortisol triggering glucose production in the liver), decreased digestive activity, loss of appetite and a suppressed immune system.

Consumption of proteins leads to stimulation of gluconeogenesis (sugar glucose production from primary non-carbohydrate sources), which is an important system for obtaining energy for people on a diet.

They must provide their energy through internal glucose production (gluconeogenesis) and the smallest puppies in the litter have the least glucose reserves.

Adiponectin acts as an insulin - sensitizing agent by reducing liver glucose production.

Metformin exerts its major effect via inhibition of hepatic glucose production.

Metformin reduces glucose production by the liver and helps the body become more sensitive to insulin.

This fasting level of glucose production of about 600 calories per day is a key number: the body must obtain glucose at at least this level, either through diet or endogenous production, if it is to avoid a glucose deficiency.

The most promising chemical — sulforaphane, a naturally occurring compound found in cruciferous vegetables — tamped down glucose production by liver cells growing in culture, and shifted liver gene expression away from a diseased state in diabetic rats.

GPR stands for glucose production rate.

Metformin is a type 2 diabetes medication that's used to regulate blood sugar levels by cutting back on glucose production in the liver.

Some of these hormones have other characteristics, such as anti-insulin properties, that decrease your body's sensitivity to insulin, increase glucose production, and can cause diabetes.»

Another is to stop glucose production and fat burning in the liver (gluconeogenesis).

(Note that if you don't eat any carbohydrates at all, you can turn your protein into sugar using the pathway called gluconeogenesis, which means new glucose production.

These results demonstrate that blocking Fabp4 / aP2 signaling improved insulin sensitivity, allowing better glucose utilization by tissues and decreased glucose production by the liver.

Carbohydrates are the macro nutrient most responsible for glucose production in the body.

The First line in the abstract seems to suggest very differently from Dr Fung's assertion regarding liver endogenous glucose production.

Using experimental models and state - of - the - art technology, the scientists found that switching off this protein leads to better control of glucose production from the liver, revealing a potential new target that may be used to treat type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases.

Diets enriched in sucrose or fat increase gluconeogenesis and G -6-Pase but not basal glucose production in rats.

Metformin is used to lower blood glucose levels by reducing glucose production in the liver.

The disease is often linked to obesity and insulin resistance and a loss of control of glucose production in the liver and insulin production in the pancreas, resulting in too much glucose in the blood.

It's not very big, but it functions in a very dynamic manner controlling glucose production and insulin sensitivity.