Glucagon can also play a role in how amino acids (compounds that help make up muscles and tissue in your body) make glucose. And it can break down triglycerides, or fat your body stores, into fuel.

On the other hand, low blood sugar promotes glucagon release, which raises your blood sugar levels. In individuals with ...

As for intranasal glucagon (Baqsimi), which was first FDA approved in July 2019, out-of-pocket costs were lower than unmixed glucagon for commercially insured patients. Median costs were $10.89 in ...

Adding a glucagon receptor antagonist to SGLT2 inhibitor therapy improved glycemic control, reduced insulin use, and appeared to mitigate risk of diabetic ketoacidosis in patients with T1D.

Ananda Basu, M.D. A new study led by Ananda Basu, M.D., used novel non-radioactive, stable glucagon tracers for the first time to characterize glucagon metabolism in humans with and without Type 1 ...

Glucagon prescriptions decreased by 28% from 78,505 in 2012 to 56,722 in 2018; however, they increased by 61% from 56,838 in 2019 to 91,732 in 2023 following the introduction of newer glucagon ...

Fresenius Kabi announced today the availability in the United States of its Glucagon Emergency Kit, an FDA-approved and cost-effective alternative to ...

2023 marks 100 years since the discovery of glucagon, a peptide hormone produced by the α-cells in pancreatic islets of Langerhans. Glucagon acts to oppose the glucose-lowering effect of insulin ...

Among such instances where glucagon was administered, the average response time to calls for emergency medical services was 15.34 minutes (SD 11.50). Of these, only 3,944 patients reported having ...

Study: The benefits of GLP-1 drugs beyond obesity.Image Credit: KK Stock/Shutterstock.com. Introduction. GLP-1 medications, used to treat primarily obesity and diabetes, reduce inflammation ...

CHICAGO, March 17, 2025--Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: XERS), a growth-oriented biopharmaceutical company committed to improving patient lives by developing and commercializing ...