Asger Lund, Md

This completed study looked at how two substances—GIP, a natural gut hormone, and alanine, an amino acid from protein—work together to release glucagon, a hormone that raises blood sugar. Researchers tested 10 people with and without type 1 diabetes to see if combining GIP and al…

This completed study looked at why people with type 1 diabetes lose their natural defense against low blood sugar—the hormone glucagon. Researchers tested whether blocking a hormone called GLP-1 with a drug (exendin(9-39)amide) could restore glucagon release during low blood suga…