Additional benefits of type 2 diabetes treatment found for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients

Posted by on April 15, 2016 12:14 pm
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A type 2 diabetes treatment has been found to also have ‘off-label’ benefits for glucose control in the liver and in fatty cells known as adipose. The study shows that exenatide, a treatment that targets the pancreas to improve glucose absorption, enhances glucose uptake and reduces insulin resistance in the liver and in adipose tissue.

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