NIH Researchers Discover How Insulin Allows Entry of Glucose Into Cells
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have discovered the critical sequence of events by which insulin stimulates the entry of glucose into fat cells. The study, appearing in the May 9 Journal of Cell Biology, was conducted by researchers from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases....Mouse with designer liver has enhanced glucose tolerance, insulin response
A collaborative effort led by The Burnham Institute's Gen-Sheng Feng has created a mouse with improved glucose tolerance and insulin activity in the liver, and generated new findings about insulin-signaling in the liver that could prove useful in understanding the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. These results, to be published by Nature Medicine in May, were made available to the scientific commu...Scientists at Galileo Pharmaceuticals confirm inflammatory response linked to glucose levels
A team of scientists has discovered three molecules –?from a search of 58,000 compounds –?that appear to inhibit a key perpetrator of Alzheimer's disease. Ken Kosik, co...Software might revolutionize glucose monitoring in critically ill patients
Researchers have developed a new computerized system to easilymonitor the levels of glucose in the blood of patients in intensivecare. A study published today in the open access journal BMC MedicalInformatics and Decision Making reports that GRIP, a computersoftware that assists in the monitoring of glucose levels incritically ill patients, saves nurses time and effort and is moreefficient...New mechanism explains glucose effect on wakefulness
One of the body's basic survival mechanisms is the neural machinery that triggers the hungry brain to the alertness needed for seeking food. That same machinery swings the other way after a hearty meal, as exemplified by the long and honored custom of the siesta. However, scientists have understood little about how the basic energy molecule, glucose, regulates such wakefulness and other energy-re...Baker's yeast (S. cerevisiae) Phosphoglucose isomerase from Sigma-Aldrich
Description:Physical form: Essentially sulfate-free, powder containing carbohydrate and citrate buffer salts Chem comp: Protein ~ 50% (modified Warburg-Christian)...Baker's yeast (S. cerevisiae) Hexokinase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase from Sigma-Aldrich
Description:Useful for determination of glucose and ATP. -glucose per min at pH 7.6 at 25C....Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium - high glucose (DME) from Sigma-Aldrich
Description:Many modifications of Eagle's medium have been developed since the original formulation. The most widely used modification is Dulbecco's Modified Eagle'sMedium. DME is a modification of Minimum Essential Medium Eagle [MEM] that contains a higher concentration of vitamins and amino acids, as well asadditional supplementary components....YSI 2300 STAT Plus Glucose & Lactate Analyzer from YSI Incorporated
Description:The gold standard for whole-blood clinical diagnostic work in hospitals and laboratories. In 60 seconds or less, this analyzer makes precise glucose measurements of whole blood, plasma, or serum and precise lactate measurements of whole blood, plasma, or cerebrospinal fluid. The analyzer's hematocrit correction option allows you to have glucose results expressed as plasma even when running whole...Hexokinase/ Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase from Roche Applied Science
Description:from yeast/leuconostoc overproducer ATP: D-hexose 6- phosphotransferase/D-glucose-6-phosphate: NADP 1-oxidoreductase EC 2.7.1.1/1.1.1.49. One unit of HK will phosphorylate 1 mol of D-glucose in 1 min at 25C at pH 7.6. One unit of G6P-DH will oxidize 1 mol of glucose-6-phosphate in 1 min at 25C at pH 7.6....Treatment For Sleep Apnea Found To Lower Blood Glucose Levels
Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep disorder where a person's breathing stops or becomes irregular during sleep as a result of // a collapsed airway. This can result in a number of serious health effects. Previous research shows people with sleep apnea are nine-times more likely to have diabetes than those without the sleep disorder. Based on findings of a recent study researchers say pat...More soy benefits on blood glucose levels, and cholesterol
Soy intake can have a healthy effect on your blood sugar levels, cholesterol levels, and weight gain// The study that came out in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition points out that soy based food can cause a more healthy weight loss than any other diet programs, although the results may not be as dramatic. Health benefits of soy and soy products have been a...Lower risk of cardiovascular disease from tight glucose control
Research has proved that tight glucose control can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease in people// with diabetes type 1. Keeping a tight glucose control on the blood sugar levels mean that for patients with diabetes is to keep their blood sugar as close to the normal levels as possible. Conventionally this can be achieved by regular testing for blood glucose levels, following a di...Glucose may support in Cardiac Arrest
According to a reasonably new research, it was observed that giving most heart attack patients an infusion of glucose soon after they come to the hospital could dramatically improve their chances of survival. The Dutch study found that supplementing regular treatment of heart attacks with the extra fuel reduced the risk of dying //within a month from 4% to 1.5%, but only for patients whose hearts...Critically Ill Patients More At Risk Of Infection If Glucose Is Present In Their Lung Secretions
Patients in ICU have increased risk of picking up infections like MRSA if they glucose in their lung secretions. The study was published in the recent issue of the journal Thorax.// The authors base their findings on a study of 98 critically ill patients in intensive care who required mechanical help with their breathing for more than 48 hours. The patients were drawn from medical and...Glucose Color Liquidplus Reagent
Description:Intended for the quantitative determination of glucose in serum. Reaction: endpoint. Wavelength: 500 nm. Linearity: 500 mg/dL (27.8 mmol/L)....Monitoring Patient Glucose Levels: New Advances in software make it easier
Monitoring patient glucose levels and determining the response to intervention is critical when working with diabetic clients. The benefit of doing so in improved outcomes for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes has been clearly established by clinical trials conducted in both the U.S. and the UK1. Self- monitoring by patients of glucose levels, and the data provided is especially important for p...Liraglutide provides significantly better glucose control than insulin glargine in phase 3 study
COPENHAGEN, June 21, 2007-Novo Nordisk today announced clinicalresults from the first of five phase 3 studies with liraglutide -the once-daily human GLP-1 analogue. The 26-week study is part ofthe LEAD(TM) (Liraglutide Effect and Action in Diabetes) programmeand included 581 patients with type 2 diabetes inadequatelycontrolled by two of the most widely used oral antidiabetic drugs:metfor...