Glucose is life's main energy source. But a new study reveals a surprising role as a master manipulator of tissue maturation, hinting at its importance in diabetes and cancer.

which allows cells in the body to absorb glucose. As glucose enters the cells, blood sugar levels fall. If a person’s blood sugar regulation cycle is disrupted, it can cause cells to absorb ...

Timing of meals is important, experts have said, with research suggesting that the time you eat can influence how you burn ...

The role of the kidney in blood glucose-level regulation ... Given the high importance of diabetes, the glucose homeostasis in human body has been deeply analyzed and investigated.

Immune cells native to the intestines travel to the pancreas to stimulate glucagon production in pancreatic alpha cells, thereby contributing to the regulation of blood glucose levels, suggests a ...

Commonly present in plant-based food like fruits, vegetables, seeds, coffee, and tea, polyphenols have a strong bitter taste, and in the normal course of a day, are excreted by our body due to ...

Researchers explore the relationship between diet, blood glucose levels, and cancer incidence across vertebrate species.

Past studies have shown that the human sweet taste receptor conveys sweet perception in the mouth and may help regulate ...

New research compares CGM and capillary blood glucose measurements ... a rise in blood sugar levels is normalized by the body’s homeostatic regulation. Insulin, a hormone secreted by the ...

This suggests that the hormone insulin performs many more functions in the human body than was previously ... that insulin not only controls blood glucose regulation, but orchestrates a dynamic ...

and a less intrusive solution with no on-body wearable components. The study evaluates an intravascular continuous blood glucose monitor in adults with diabetes mellitus during the first-in-human ...