The role of brain in glucose metabolism

Abstract

Hence we could say that in a diabetic individual the liver secretes too much. The matter which produces sugar cannot be transformed into a product with a more complex organization. The dis-assimilation has become prevalent. Therefore we can consider diabetes as a disease of the nervous system caused by excessive activation of the disassimilator nerve of the liver, which drives the premature disassimilation of [glycogen, translator note] matter that would otherwise be used for nutrition. Hence the treatment of diabetes should address the nervous system. Stimulating the sympathetic nerve could be a valuable tool. But, in order to achieve a treatment with a rationale based on physiology, we should answer many questions, which are still awaiting a solution from the science of physiology. © 2010 Springer-Verlag US.