Black West African men have lower levels of insulin secretion in response to a meal than their White Northern European counterparts, irrespective of insulin sensitivity, study findings indicate.
A Mendelian analysis supports a causal effect of hyperglycemia on stroke risk, and the researchers also pinpoint the medications most likely to reduce this risk.
Research shows that COVID-19 mortality risk in people with type 2 diabetes varies only a little according to which antiglycemic medications they are taking at the time.