CellWell record HH-168972
Ketone Bodies Derived From Medium-Chain Triglycerides Support Brain Metabolism and Function Under Hypoglycemia in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Domenico Tricò; Lihong Jiang; Daniel Spicer; Kathleen Page; Renata Belfort de Aguiar; Sarita Naik; Mary Savoye; Donna M Caseria; Jagriti Arora; Graeme F Mason; Todd Constable; Douglas L Rothman; Raimund I Herzog
2026
In plain language
In adults with type 1 diabetes, dietary medium-chain triglyceride supplementation that raised ketone beta-hydroxybutyrate was linked to better working memory and brain activation during induced hypoglycemia, without altering hormone responses.
- Evidence
- Established
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial
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