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Is there research using peptides like igf to improve insulin sensitivity for type 2 diabetics?

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Yes: Igf-1 is a potent glucose lowering agent , in fact the new Insulin analogs Humalog (insulin lispro) and NovoLog have alterations in one of the Insulin components that were derived from the observation that when igf-i was injected through the skin it lowered the sugar faster than regular insulin.

Answered 9/28/2016

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