Dr. Ronald Lee Prigeon M.D.
Endocrinology-Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
1251 S Cedar Crest Blvd Suite 307 Allentown PA, 18103About
Dr. Ronald Prigeon practices Endocrinology in Allentown, PA. Dr. Prigeon specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases related to hormone imbalance, and the bodys glands in the endocrine system. Endocrinologists are trained and certified to treat a variety of conditions, including menopause, diabetes, infertility, and thyroid disorders, among many others. Dr. Prigeon examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
University of Nebraska College of Medicine 1985
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Reduced beta-cell function contributes to impaired glucose tolerance in dogs made obese by high-fat feeding.
- Reduced pancreatic B cell compensation to the insulin resistance of aging: impact on proinsulin and insulin levels.
- The constitutive secretory pathway is a major route for islet amyloid polypeptide secretion in neonatal but not adult rat islet cells.
- Obesity induced by a high-fat diet is associated with reduced brain insulin transport in dogs.
- Impaired beta-cell function, incretin effect, and glucagon suppression in patients with type 1 diabetes who have normal fasting glucose.
- Differential effects of acute and extended infusions of glucagon-like peptide-1 on first- and second-phase insulin secretion in diabetic and nondiabetic humans.
- Effects of GLP-1-(7-36)NH2, GLP-1-(7-37), and GLP-1- (9-36)NH2 on intravenous glucose tolerance and glucose-induced insulin secretion in healthy humans.
- Suppression of glucose production by GLP-1 independent of islet hormones: a novel extrapancreatic effect.
- Dietary-fat-induced obesity in mice results in beta cell hyperplasia but not
- Within-subject variability of measures of beta cell function derived from a 2 h OGTT: implications for research studies.
- Effect of endogenous GLP-1 on insulin secretion in type 2 diabetes.
- Gastric bypass surgery enhances glucagon-like peptide 1-stimulated postprandial insulin secretion in humans.
- Physiologic concentrations of exogenously infused ghrelin reduces insulin secretion without affecting insulin sensitivity in healthy humans.
- Improved glycemic control enhances the incretin effect in patients with type 2 diabetes.
- β-Cell Sensitivity to GLP-1 in Healthy Humans Is Variable and Proportional to Insulin Sensitivity.
Treatments
- Diabetes
- High Cholesterol
- Heart Disease
- Back Pain
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
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