WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A protein made in the liver may give doctors a way to predict years in advance who is at high risk for the most common form of diabetes, a U.S. study published on Tuesday said.
Studying people in their 70s, the researchers found those with high levels of a protein known as fetuin-A were far more likely than those with low levels to develop type 2 diabetes over six years.
Fetuin-A is made by liver cells and may be involved in the metabolism of the sugar glucose as well as calcium, the researchers said. Type 2 diabetes is marked by high levels of glucose, the body's source of energy, in the blood.
Studying people in their 70s, the researchers found those with high levels of a protein known as fetuin-A were far more likely than those with low levels to develop type 2 diabetes over six years.
Fetuin-A is made by liver cells and may be involved in the metabolism of the sugar glucose as well as calcium, the researchers said. Type 2 diabetes is marked by high levels of glucose, the body's source of energy, in the blood.
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I think microscopic or nanotechnological approaches are under investigation as well, in one proposed case with implanted stores of insulin metered out by a rapid response valve sensitive to blood glucose levels
OMG!! what a big.....you know!! never saw nothing like this. scarry a little)))
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