A well-known class of drugs used to manage type 2 diabetes and control weight could offer hope for patients who also struggle ...

Semaglutide's role extends beyond diabetes, aiding weight loss and offering cardiovascular protection, with ongoing research ...

Glucagon prescriptions for severe hypoglycemia ... Feder, Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Advocates say microdosing reduces costs and side effects while maintaining weight loss, then can help with weight maintenance ...

The two organizations will produce educational materials about the medicine and its importance for people living ... together on a campaign to raise awareness about the importance of glucagon.

The absolute risk for thyroid cancer is low among patients receiving glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) therapy, but risk is elevated in the first year of treatment, according to a ...

Traditionally, blood sugar regulation has been attributed to the hormones insulin and glucagon, both produced by the pancreas. Insulin lowers blood glucose by promoting its uptake into cells ...

During fasting or exercise, immune cells (red) migrate to the pancreas and stimulate glucagon-producing cells (orange) to regulate blood sugar, with cell nuclei shown in blue. “For decades ...