L-gulono-γ-lactone oxidase (GLO) gene

[(GLO) gene]

Let me start by saying this article might make me look smarter than I actually am because I'm planning to talk about genetics. Certain mammals can get diabetes 2 and certain mammals are extremely unlikely to get diabetes 2. The two factors seem to be metabolism and surprisingly the ability to convert blood sugar into Vitamin C. That's right some animals still have the ability to convert blood sugar into Vitamin C. The goat is one of them that happens to be very good at converting blood sugar into Vitamin C. I have heard that there was a study in which patients were given goat colostrum is sometimes effective at helping diabetics stabilize their blood sugar. Goat colostrum is found in the milk of goats and I think this is for up to eight weeks after giving birth but I could be wrong about that because it's been a little while since I read the article. The gene that does this is L-gulono-γ-lactone oxidase (GLO) gene. In the case of human beings, guinea pigs and a few other mammals this Gene no longer functions the way it was originally designed. Human beings do not produce all of the enzymes in the process of converting blood sugar to vitamin C and I believe this particular study with goat colostrum implies that these enzymes could be replaced with dietary supplementation and I further believe that because human beings have variations in their genetic code it is most likely that there is no "Silver Bullet" to take out diabetes with one particular type of supplement. I am 100% certain that this particular type of research needs to be done by professionals and skilled technicians neither of which am I.

PS I looked but I have never even heard of a goat with type 2 diabetes

 

[Oldvatr]

Linus Pauling did research this, and postulated that there was a significant evolutionary shift away from vitamin c and a replacement by APO(a) as the primary fuel for the metabolic furnace. This was enhanced by enzyme changes to favour fructose as a source of energy and storage. This shift seems to have occurred in early primates, before humans walked the earth.

Its been such a long time, and I suspect most of us do not miss it. It is a sugar oxidase enzyme, but we have plenty others to bother about. Not sure how it is connected to diabetes, though. Most animals ( apart from humans, some primates, guinea pigs and fruit bats) can synthesize vitamin c from glucose and indeed animal livers are a good source of vitamin c.