To keep your blood sugar level in check, a specific type of cell in your pancreas secretes insulin in response to any sugar or carbohydrates you eat. Insulin then lowers ...

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 ...

WebMD explains how the hormone glucagon helps balance your blood sugar and treat hypoglycemia.

Glucagon prescriptions for severe hypoglycemia rose in Medicaid beneficiaries with the introduction of newer products but likely met only a fraction of the high-risk population’s needs.

While wholesale costs for glucagon skyrocketed over the past decade, out-of-pocket costs haven't increased by much, researchers reported. The cost of unmixed glucagon increased 192% from 2010 to ...

When hormone glucagon like peptide-1 was reduced in the central nervous system of laboratory mice, they overate and consumed more high fat food, scientists have found. Although this is not the ...

Accuracy of Glucagon Testing Across Transition in Young Adults With Childhood-Onset GH Deficiency Journal: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Published: 2024-06-25 DOI: 10.1210/clinem ...

Remarkably, glucagon's central inhibitory effect on glucose production was defective in high fat–fed rats, suggesting that this negative feedback loop may have regulatory value and that its ...

Fresenius Kabi announced today the availability in the United States of its Glucagon Emergency Kit, an FDA-approved and cost-effective alternative to ...

Two easy-to-use new glucagon rescue products, an autoinjector pen and a prefilled syringe, have been approved in the US for use in severe hypoglycemia in diabetes patients aged 2 years and older.

Ananda Basu, M.D. 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 ...