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“2) The plasma concentration of insulin, when tested in the vitamin C infusion system, followed a bimodal curve--a finding to suggest that vitamin C may stimulate the insulin mechanism in 2 distinct ways.”
Journal of the American College of Nutrition • 1998 | View Paper
“It is concluded that insulin influences vitamin C metabolism in the peripheral tissues in man, and that the response is abnormal in many diabetic subjects.”
Molecular nutrition & food research • 2011 | View Paper
“In addition, VC (200 microM) induced Cdkn1a and Casp8, partially inhibited Irs3, and together with insulin drastically reduced Gpdh (listed as Gpd1 in the MGI database) gene expressions.”
European journal of histochemistry : EJH • 2007 | View Paper
“However, in the insulin plus ascorbic acid treatment group, reduced form and the ratio of reduced/total ascorbic acid were significantly increased as compared with diabetic control.”
Archives of pharmacal research • 2003 | View Paper
“ConclusionsThe results indicate that enhanced NO release by vitamin C affects postprandial blood glucose and plasma insulin levels and the reduced glucose tolerance is mainly due to impaired insulin release.”