Diabetes missing link discovered

phys.org ^ | December 5, 2016 | Provided by: University of Auckland NZ

[Jeff Chandler]

Did somebody say "missing link"?

[BBB333]

Cats can and do cure themselves of diabetes.

[Red Badger]

That’s ‘link’ not ‘stink’..................

[taxcontrol]

Most excellent!

[LouieFisk]

“beta catenin”
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Is that the one that’s in carrots or does it just sound similar?

[Mr Apple]

The findings, published today in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, show for the first time that a protein known as beta catenin is crucial for controlling the release of insulin from the pancreas to maintain stable blood sugar levels.

Excellent, excellent news!

[Red Badger]

That’s beta carotene...........

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-Carotene

[Boogieman]

You’re thinking of beta keratine.

[Red Badger]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-catenin

[Gene Eric]

bookmark

[pa_dweller]

I’m always dumbfounded at the beauty of these renderings of organic molecules.

[Red Badger]

Proteins - Nature’s curling ribbon...................

[LouieFisk]

“You’re thinking of beta keratine.”
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Yup, that’s it - thanks. I coulda googled around but Freepers combined know pretty much everything, so I saved on some surfing.

[petro45acp]

“In type 2 diabetes, either the body doesn’t produce enough insulin or the cells in the body don’t recognise the insulin that is present, leading to high levels of glucose in the blood. “

Stopped reading right here. In type 1, the pancreas does not manufacture enough or any insulin to regulate blood sugar. In type 2, the insulin receptors in blood cells cease to function.

If they have a fix for type 1 GREAT!
If they have a fix for type 2 GREAT!

“fix” should really be ‘cure’...and that will never happen until there is movement away from healthcare and back toward medicine.

The words cure, prognosis have left the lexicon...

.02
YMMV

KYPD

[DannyTN]

This just in...
Beta Max cures diabetes...

[LouieFisk]

“That’s beta carotene”
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Yup. It’s good for the eyes, tho. Ya never see a rabbit wearing glasses.

[Neidermeyer]

[thinden]

Yikes

[bigredkitty1]

I can attest to the validity of that statement. My cat’s BGL would only register as ‘HI’ as late as May of this year. After dietary changes (Blue Buffalo is a Godsend) and a few months of insulin to get his BGL numbers to a normal range, he now tests twice daily as normal. Will not guarantee he is ‘cured’, but will be grateful for this reprieve.

Now, if my sister could go into remission. She’s a Type 2 diabetic. This information is quite encouraging.