Global Dialysis - Who needs insulin? UT Southwestern study shows that without glucagon, insulin may not be that important.

Who needs insulin? UT Southwestern study shows that without glucagon, insulin may not be that important.

UT Southwestern: The study used mice specially bred not to respond to glucagon. Then the researchers killed about 90 percent of the mice’s insulin-producing ability, but provided no other medication. Nonetheless, the mice continued to thrive, showing no diabetes symptoms. Even when the mice were fed large doses of glucose, the amount of sugar in their blood stayed normal.

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