The Claim

In overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes, baseline visfatin levels are negatively correlated with fasting plasma glucose levels.

Source: Beneficial effects of liraglutide on adipocytokines, insulin sensitivity parameters and cardiovascular risk biomarkers in patients with Type 2 diabetes: a prospective study.

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

In overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes, higher levels of visfatin in the blood at the start of treatment are linked to lower fasting blood glucose levels.

See the scientific wording

In overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes, baseline visfatin levels are negatively correlated with fasting plasma glucose, suggesting that higher visfatin may be associated with better glucose control at the start of treatment.

Why this might work

Higher levels of visfatin increase how well fat and muscle cells respond to insulin, allowing them to take up more glucose from the blood, which lowers fasting blood sugar levels.

Suggested mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Beneficial effects of liraglutide on adipocytokines, insulin sensitivity parameters and cardiovascular risk biomarkers in patients with Type 2 diabetes: a prospective study.

    Even though the study gave people a diabetes drug, it also checked their blood sugar and visfatin levels before starting the drug — and found that people with higher visfatin tended to have lower blood sugar right from the start.

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