A new study finds four factors that may make it more likely for some people to experience successful weight loss from using ...

Insulin and glucagon are hormones that help regulate the blood sugar (glucose) ... Read on to learn more about how they function and what can happen when they don’t work the way they should.

Glucagon can also play a role in how amino acids (compounds that help make up muscles and tissue in your body) make glucose. And it can break down triglycerides, or fat your body stores, into fuel.

A new study led by Ananda Basu, M.D., used novel non-radioactive, stable glucagon tracers for the first time to characterize glucagon metabolism in humans with and without Type 1 diabetes, providing ...

For people with Type 1 diabetes, developing hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, is an ever-present threat. When glucose levels ...

More information: May-Yun Wang et al, Downregulation of the kidney glucagon receptor, essential for renal function and systemic homeostasis, contributes to chronic kidney disease, Cell Metabolism ...

In animal models of renal damage, increasing or decreasing GLP-1 receptor signaling enhances or deteriorates renal function. However, the current understanding of glucagon-like peptide-1 actions ...

To re-evaluate glucagon responsiveness, 15 mg. of the same zinc glucagon preparation that the patient had been using was given with prednisone and breakfast. Subsequent blood sugars are shown in ...