Amino acids and the changing face of the 𝛼-cell in diabetes

Until relatively recently, diabetes was a terminal condition. Today, over 1 in 10 people are living with it, which says something about the success of insulin as a treatment, and also the concerning state of global nutrition. So, we've probably got diabetes pretty well figured out. Right?

Dr Alexander Hamilton speaks with us about his research into alpha cells, amino acids, and why we might need to rewrite the text book on diabetes.

Read the original research: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peptides.2023.171039