In 2021, a research team led by Prof. Heiko Lickert from Helmholtz Munich discovered the insulin-inhibitory receptor "Inceptor" and its role as a suppressor of the insulin signaling pathway.

In type 2 diabetes, the person's body cells no longer respond to insulin. It is more common in older people, though since 2000, it is now becoming common in young people also. The graph shows a ...

It is characterised by uncontrolled high blood glucose levels and it can be controlled by injecting insulin. The graph shows a range of data from 1990 to 2000. Mean body weight has steadily ...