Insulin and core body temperature,metabolism linked

[The Straight Story]

Insulin and core body temperature linked


LA JOLLA, Calif., Nov. 23 (UPI) -- A team of scientists led by the Scripps Research Institute says it has discovered a direct link between insulin and core body temperature.

Although much research has been focused on insulin -- a hormone long associated with metabolism and metabolic disorders such as diabetes -- the new finding marks the first time insulin has been linked with the fundamental process of body temperature regulation.

The scientists said they found that when insulin was injected directly into a specific area of the brain in rodents, core body temperature rose, metabolism increased and brown adipose (fat) tissue was activated to release heat. The research team also found the effects were dose-dependent to a point -- the more insulin, the more the metabolic measures rose.

"Scientists have known for many years that insulin is involved in glucose regulation in tissues outside the brain," said Scripps Research neurobiologist Manuel Sanchez-Alavez, first author of the study. "The connection to temperature regulation in the brain is new."

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2009/11/23/Insulin-and-core-body-temperature-linked/UPI-57881259006565/

[surrealAmerican]

1. Interesting ...

... insulin raises body temperature.

[Lance_Boyle]

2. of rodents, when injected directly into a specific part of the brain.

There's a lot of missing information represented by your pre-comment ellipsis.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Does that explain why I feel hot if I overeat?

[gkhouston]

5. so if my body produced more insulin, my mom wouldn't have had to endure all that

unwanted "advice" from other women about how she didn't have enough clothing on her too-cool baby? :shrug:

[Bitwit1234]

4. Sometimes I don't think that is true

I have diabetis and am over weight. But my normal temperature which has been steady for the last 60 years is 97.3.

[old mark]

6. Interesting. I am type II diabetic and also overweight, and my average temp is

about 97.5, and has been for decades.


mark

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Wow I thought I was strange

98 or so. When it goes to 98.6 I feel sick.

[old mark]

10. Me, too - I start feeling feverish around what is considered "normal"

- my docs tell me that people vary a few degrees, but I have never heard it connectd to diabetes.
Thinking back, my temp seems to have changed almost 20 years ago, which is when I think I started having diabetes, although it was not diagnosed for years.

mark

[Red State Rebel]

7. Fascinating - PCOS (insulin resistant), low body temp and struggled with weight

until I had obesity surgery.

My normal body temp was low 97's and in the morning wouldn't even register most of the time on a basal thermometer when I was trying to get pregnant.

[kimmerspixelated]

9. Seems to me that there must be a thyroid connection,

since most thyroid problems are detected best by lower body temps.