Protein Predicts Type 2 Diabetes
It appears we may be on the threshold of primary prevenbtion for type II diabetes if the new research from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center can be translated into action. See the article in the June 15th issues of the NEJM:
A study in the June 15 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) reveals that elevated levels of a molecule called RBP4 (retinol binding protein 4) can foretell early stages in the development of insulin resistance, a major cause of type 2 diabetes as well as cardiovascular disease.
The new findings, led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), offer a potential new target for the development of anti-diabetic therapies to lower serum RBP4 levels as well as an early means of identifying individuals who are at risk of developing diabetes – before the onset of overt disease.