Low insulin levels lower COVID 19 development risk

Published On 2021-11-04 20:15 GMT   |   Update On 2021-11-09 10:05 GMT
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Keeping blood insulin levels within strict, healthy parameters is a daily goal for people with diabetes.

Regulating blood insulin levels may even help lower the risk of getting COVID-19, find researchers from Japan. The researchers have revealed that a protein called GRP78 helps the virus that causes COVID-19 bind to and enter cells. GRP78 is a protein that is found in adipose tissue (i.e., fat).

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Lowering Blood Insulin Levels Could Lower Risk Of Getting COVID-19: Study

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