Asger Lund, Md

This study looked at how two natural substances—GIP (a gut hormone) and alanine (an amino acid from protein)—affect glucagon release in people with and without type 1 diabetes. Glucagon helps raise blood sugar when it drops too low, but people with type 1 diabetes often can't pro…

This study looked at whether blocking a hormone called GLP-1 can help people with type 1 diabetes release glucagon, a hormone that raises blood sugar when it gets too low. In type 1 diabetes, the body loses this natural safeguard, raising the risk of dangerous low blood sugar (hy…