Health
Q&A: A new way to treat type 2 diabetes? – Pursuit
The discovery of how a key protein works to reduce blood glucose levels could lead to a more effective type 2 diabetes drug, say University of Melbourne experts
Dr Magdalene Montgomery and Professor Matthew Watt
Type 2 diabetes affects 1.2 million Australian adults and 400 million people globally. But those figures are rising fast and theres an urgent need to develop new approaches to treat people with this disease.
High blood glucose levels experienced by those with type 2 diabetes can lead to cardiovascular disease, nerve and kidney damage. While current treatments might be effective, they also have limited tolerability and significant side effects….
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