G-protein coupled receptors regulate hormone secretions in the pancreas. Learn how the complex signaling features of these receptors are illuminating diabetes research.

Acarbose (Precose) and miglitol (Glyset) are alpha-glucosidase inhibitors that slow the breakdown of complex carbohydrates (disaccharides and polysaccharides) into monosaccharides or glucose. The ...

Glucagon is a peptide hormone secreted primarily from the alpha cells of the pancreatic islets of Langerhans. Minor amounts are also produced in the L cells of the intestine and certain neurons of the ...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a multisystem disease comprising numerous metabolic defects that contribute to the development of hyperglycemia. Although insulin resistance in the skeletal muscle ...