Glucagon
Insulin's counter-regulatory partner: it raises blood glucose by signaling the liver to break down glycogen and make new glucose, protecting against hypoglycemia between meals.
Too little may be associated with
Impaired defense against low blood sugar.
Too much may be associated with
Elevated blood glucose; seen in some pancreatic tumors (glucagonoma).
Informational only — not medical advice.
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Research (12)
- Nutritional priorities to support GLP-1 therapy for obesity: A joint advisory from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the American Society for Nutrition, the Obesity Medicine Association, and the Obesity Society Dariush (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Nutritional priorities to support GLP-1 therapy for obesity: A joint Advisory from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the American Society for Nutrition, the Obesity Medicine Association, and The Obesity Society Dariush (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Nutritional priorities to support GLP-1 therapy for obesity: a joint Advisory from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the American Society for Nutrition, the Obesity Medicine Association, and The Obesity Society Dariush (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Osteoarthritis treatment via the GLP-1-mediated gut-joint axis targets intestinal FXR signaling Zhang et al. (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Hepatic noradrenergic innervation acts via CREB/CRTC2 to activate gluconeogenesis during cold Morgan et al. (2024) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Human trials exploring anti-aging medicines David (2024) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Commonalities, Differences and the Importance of Exercise and Nutrition Krause et al. (2023) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Postprandial Hyperlipidemia: Its Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Atherogenesis, and Treatments Yanai et al. (2023) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Semaglutide reduces alcohol intake and relapse-like drinking in male and female rats Aranäs et al. (2023) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Mechanistic Insights into the Link between Gut Dysbiosis and Major Depression: An Extensive Review Sonali et al. (2022) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Hyperinsulinemia Associated Depression Sarwar et al. (2022) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Technology for Augmenting Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Management Condren et al. (2019) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
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