Protective effect of vanadyl sulfate on the pancreas of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats Ok, so it’s a rat study, but it’s still pretty significant that vanadium in this study was not only able to protect the beta cells of the pancreas (the cells that make insulin), but also may be able to regenerate the cells!! That’s […]
Dose-response relation between sulfonylurea drugs and mortality in type 2 diabetes mellitus Ok. Let me get this straight. One of the drugs that used to be a mainstay for diabetic treatment, the sulfonylureas (such as glucotrol) actually more than doubled the risk of dying? That sounds much safer than lifestyle changes. Can’t quite figure out […]
Decreased Fetal Size Is Associated With beta-Cell Hyperfunction in Early Life and Failure With Age Again, just to support the above statement, we see a study that suggest that the fetus in the womb born small for gestational age will compensate by overworking the beta cells of the pancreas. The problem with this is that, […]
SHOULD WE BE GIVING DAIRY TO INFANTS?? Or adults for that matter? Those of us who make it a passion to understand physiology are, in general, against dairy products. It is a very common allergen for starters and is an animal based protein with little additional to offer. And let’s face it…name another mammal stupid […]
I hear it all the time. “I’ll just exercise it off.” Or, someone will say something like “he’s an athlete, he’ll burn it off.” All of this over the “comes-with-a-hand-truck” sized drink at Starbucks. If only it were that simple. If only all you had to do was exercise more to burn off any excess […]
