Valproic acid comes to the rescue of Diabetes Mellitus: Valproic acid, used in the treatment of epilepsy, bipolar disorder and migraine headaches, augments the expression of FGF19 and FGF1,  attenuates hepatic glucose production, decreases hepatic acetyl CoA content, brings down the levels of plasma ACTH, and corticosterone, augments insulin sensitivity, promotes weight loss and alleviates TIDM via upregulation of its target gene, 19/October/2018, 11.29 pm