Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Fewer people with diabetes filled glucagon prescriptions in 2021 compared with 2011, though increases were seen ...

Severe hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) can cause people with diabetes to have seizures or lose consciousness, which can make it impossible to treat low blood sugar by eating or drinking something ...

This Review highlights mechanisms of glucagon secretion from pancreatic α-cells, including paracrine actions in islets and α-cell–β-cell crosstalk. Dysregulated glucagon secretion in metabolic ...

People with diabetes take insulin to lower high blood sugar. However, if glucose levels plunge too low—from taking too much insulin or not eating enough sugar—people can experience hypoglycemia, which ...

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 ...

There’s some new guidance on treating hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, in long-term care communities. It’s specifically geared for healthcare workers, though anyone who is a caregiver for someone ...

New findings raise the possibility of promising therapeutic strategies for the management of hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes patients. Study: Loss of electrical β-cell to δ-cell coupling underlies ...

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are essential for cell signal transduction and comprise the largest drug target protein family. Upon agonist stimulation, these receptors activate multiple ...

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 25, 2025 – From metabolic villain to hero? The hormone glucagon that raises blood sugar is now getting a second look to see how it actually contributes to insulin secretion, glucose ...