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02-11-2009, 06:35 PM
Researchers at East Carolina University have discovered evidence that could dramatically shift the debate on what conditions lead to type 2 diabetes.
The study, conducted by P. Darrell Neufer and Ethan J. Anderson, reports a precondition for diabetes known as insulin resistance is caused when cells are out of metabolic balance and emit elevated levels of hydrogen peroxide. As a result, the signal for the cells to break down blood sugar is disrupted, meaning the pancreas must work harder to produce more insulin.
“Our hypothesis is that insulin resistance may not be a chronic disease state, but a state that the cells move into because of the nutritional overload it is under,” Neufer, associate director of research at ECU's Metabolic Institute, said.
Full Article (http://www.reflector.com/news/research-focuses-on-what-leads-to-type-2-diabetes-427308.html).
The study, conducted by P. Darrell Neufer and Ethan J. Anderson, reports a precondition for diabetes known as insulin resistance is caused when cells are out of metabolic balance and emit elevated levels of hydrogen peroxide. As a result, the signal for the cells to break down blood sugar is disrupted, meaning the pancreas must work harder to produce more insulin.
“Our hypothesis is that insulin resistance may not be a chronic disease state, but a state that the cells move into because of the nutritional overload it is under,” Neufer, associate director of research at ECU's Metabolic Institute, said.
Full Article (http://www.reflector.com/news/research-focuses-on-what-leads-to-type-2-diabetes-427308.html).