OPINION Insulin shortage might be next supply chain crisis Solution involves a multi-faceted solution with more generics, new drugs and public production By Dr. Marc Siegel Fox News ...

More information: Samuel D. McCalpin et al, Zinc and pH modulate the ability of insulin to inhibit aggregation of islet amyloid polypeptide, Communications Biology (2024).

Background/Aims: Branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) are known to exert an insulinotropic effect. Whether this effect is mediated by incretins (glucagon like peptide 1 [GLP-1] or glucose-dependent ...

According to the report, the wholesale price of insulin, used to regulate blood sugar levels in patients with diabetes, skyrocketed from $45 in 2001 to nearly $1447 in 2015 for a 30-day supply ...