Day By Day© by Chris Muir.Monday, September 13, 2004
There appears to be evidence that spit from a lizard can be used to treat adult-onset diabetes.
If this pans out, it could be a real boon for diabetics all over the world. If they can get past the "lizard spit" part. Ick.
Exenatide, a drug which mimics a hormone found in the spit of the Gila Monster - a creature that lives in the Arizona desert and eats just four times a year - is being investigated in the treatment of patients with type 2, or adult-onset, diabetes
One of the trials found that patients taking the therapy for a year saw an average reduction in blood sugar levels of 1.1 per cent and average weight reduction of 4.5kg.
If this pans out, it could be a real boon for diabetics all over the world. If they can get past the "lizard spit" part. Ick.
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