The role of insulin hypersecretion in beta cell dysfunction in Type 2 diabetes

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/566826

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The treatment of diabetes involves the use of drugs that stimulate the release of insulin from the pancreas to reduce the high blood sugar levels. However, we believe that while in the short term this is a good strategy, in the long-term it damages the cells that produce insulin leading to a worsening state of diabetes. It is the aim of this application to understand the mechanisms by which the insulin producing cells are damaged when forced to oversecrete insulin.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2010

Funding Scheme: Career Development Fellowships

Funding Amount: $318,622.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Nutritional science

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

genetic predisposition | insulin secretion | islet dysfunction

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