Obesity and Diabetes

Links between ghrelin and leptin, insulin, and type 2 diabetes studied

Published in Diabetes Week, July 11th, 2005

Investigators have found differential association of basal and postprandial plasma ghrelin with leptin, insulin, and type 2 diabetes.

According to a study from Germany, "To gain further insight into the regulatory role of insulin and leptin on plasma ghrelin, 56 normal weight, 128 normo-insulinemic obese, 121 hyperinsulinemic obese, and 30 type 2 diabetic normo-insulinemic and 75 type 2 diabetic hyperinsulinemic obese patients were examined.

"In the obese subjects, basal hyperinsulinemia was associated with significantly lower ghrelin independent of BMI, age, and leptin. In normo-insulinemic (normal weight and normo-insulinemic obese) subjects,...

Want to see the full article?

Purchase this article for only $3.00

We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.

Welcome to NewsRx!

Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Diabetes Week

Source: Diabetes Week (2005-07-11)

NewsRx is Social

Top Medical Newsletters

Awards

Best Health/Healthcare Content, 2012
Best Health/Healthcare Content, 2011
Best e-Business Site, 2010
Best e-Business Site, 2009
Best e-Business Site, 2008
Best e-Business Site, 2007
Best e-Business Site, 2006
Best Healthcare Content, 2005
Best Overall Internet Site, 2005
Best Interactive Site, 2005

Facts & Stats

NewsRx also is available at LexisNexis, Gale, ProQuest, Factiva, Dialog, Thomson Reuters, NewsEdge, and Dow Jones.

Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top Health News and Media Publications
Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top Science Publications in Biology/Physiology
Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top News and Media for the Business of Pharmaceuticals
Amazon's Alexa 2010 PageRank: #2 News and Media Site for the Pharmaceutical Industry