Harold
06-03-2005, 11:23 PM
I know we would like to see a cure, however our understanding of how our metabolisim regulates blood glucose still has a long ways to go. In the meantime as our knowledge grows new treatments will emerge. Currently what are called gut hormones or Incretins are showing promise.
An Article from the American Association for Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) web site; Physician-Researchers Urge New Understanding of Type 2 Diabetes (http://www.aace.com/pub/press/releases/index.php?r=20050524_1)
For those with an Acrobat Reader an Incretin Hormones Fact Sheet (http://www.aace.com/pub/emerging/Incretin_Hormones_Fact_Sheet.pdf) "Exploring the Inner Dynamics of Diabetes" from the AACE web site.
An Article from the American Association for Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) web site; Physician-Researchers Urge New Understanding of Type 2 Diabetes (http://www.aace.com/pub/press/releases/index.php?r=20050524_1)
For those with an Acrobat Reader an Incretin Hormones Fact Sheet (http://www.aace.com/pub/emerging/Incretin_Hormones_Fact_Sheet.pdf) "Exploring the Inner Dynamics of Diabetes" from the AACE web site.