Published in Elder Law Weekly, December 21st, 2005
"'Glucose effectiveness' refers to the ability of glucose per se to suppress endogenous glucose production and stimulate glucose uptake. In addition to the inhibitory effects of insulin on endogenous glucose production, rising glucose levels have important direct effects on glucose homeostasis," researchers in the United States report in their review.
J. Tonelli and colleagues at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine explained, "The loss of glucose effectiveness in type 2 diabetes mellitus contributes importantly to hyperglycemia in those...
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Source: Elder Law Weekly (2005-12-21)
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