Should researchers start to think about the role that the immune system plays in type 2 diabetes?
Scientists publishing in the journal Nature Medicine looked at why some obese people develop diabetes while others who are markedly overweight are not affected by the disease.
Researchers have linked the onset of diabetes to inflammation, which involves the immune system. “The researchers have identified immune system antibodies in people who are obese and insulin-resistant that aren’t present in people who are obese without insulin resistance,” says the source of this post, HealthFinder.gov.
According to Dr. David Kendall, chief scientific and medical officer for the American Diabetes Association. “People with type 2 diabetes are often blamed for bringing the disease on, but it’s a combination of genetic and physiological factors exposed to a certain environment. And, this study points out what may be another important biologic factor.”