{"id":12367,"date":"2010-11-29T14:58:50","date_gmt":"2010-11-29T19:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=12367"},"modified":"2015-12-30T03:11:46","modified_gmt":"2015-12-30T08:11:46","slug":"mechanism-for-controlling-blood-sugar-level-discovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=12367","title":{"rendered":"Mechanism for Controlling Blood Sugar Level Discovered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Medical scientists at the University of Leicester have identified for the first time a new way in which the body controls blood sugar levels following a meal.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers discovered that in order to maintain the correct levels of sugar, a protein present on the cells that release insulin in the pancreas has to be active. This protein, called the M3-muscarinic receptor, is not only active but also needs to undergo a specific change. The change triggers insulin release and the control of blood sugar levels.<\/p>\n<p>The breakthrough was made in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.le.ac.uk\/offices\/press\/press-releases\/2010\/november\/scientists-discover-new-mechanism-for-controlling-blood-sugar-level\" target=\"_blank\">University of Leicester<\/a> by a team led by Professor Andrew Tobin, Professor of Cell Biology, who is a Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow. The research is published online ahead of print\u00a0 in the international scientific journal the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medical scientists at the University of Leicester have identified for the first time a new way in which the body controls blood sugar levels following a meal.<br \/>\nThe researchers discovered that in order to maintain the correct levels of sugar, a protein present on the cells that release insulin in the pancreas has to be active. 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