Renal Gluconeogenesis

  Renal Gluconeogenesis :  Its importance in human glucose homeostasis   In Special Collection:   ADA Medical Affairs Article Collection John E. Gerich, MD ;   Christian Meyer, MD ;   Hans J. Woerle, MD ;   Michael Stumvoll, MD Address correspondence to John E. Gerich, MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 601 Elmwood Ave., Box MED/CRC, Rochester, NY 14642. E-mail:  johngerich@compuserve.com . Address reprint requests to Cadmus Journal Services Reprints, P.O. Box 751903, Charlotte, NC 28275-1903. Diabetes Care  2001;24(2):382–391 https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.24.2.382 Article history PubMed: 11213896 Split-Screen Views Icon Views   Open the PDF for in another window Share Icon Share   Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Studies conducted over the last 60 years in animals and in vitro have provided considerable evidence that the mammalian kidney can make glucose and release it under various conditions. Until quite recently, however, it was generally believed that the human kidney