Category Archives: Incretins

Don’t Forget, Amino Acids Cause Insulin Release Too

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Robert Barrington

It is widely known that carbohydrates cause the release of insulin. It is perhaps less widely known that certain amino acids also cause a significant release of insulin from the pancreas. As with carbohydrates, amino acids require insulin to enter … Continue reading →

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More Thoughts on Sucrose as a Metabolic Poison

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Sucrose is a disaccharide composed of a fructose and glucose moiety linked through a glucosidic bond. When ingested sucrose is hydrolysed by the sucrase enzyme to form fructose and glucose within the small intestine. The glucose and fructose are then … Continue reading →

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The SGLT1 Cotransporter and Gastric Emptying

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Gastric emptying may be an important determinant of the glycaemic effect of food. Because lower a glycaemic load is associated with protection from weight gain, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, nutritional factors that can inhibit or delay gastric emptying are of … Continue reading →

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Incretin Secretion

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) are incretin hormones secreted in response to food in the gut. These hormones are able to potentiate the glucose stimulated release of insulin in a response called the incretin effect. The … Continue reading →

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