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尾 cell failure in type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with hyperglycemia, but the mechanisms are not聽fully understood. Congenital hyperinsulinism caused by glucokinase mutations (GCK-CHI) is associated with 尾 cell replication and apoptosis. Here, we show that genetic activation of 尾 cell glucokinase, initially triggering replication, causes apoptosis associated with DNA double-strand breaks and activation of the tumor suppressor p53. ATP-sensitive potassium channels (KATP channels) and calcineurin mediate this toxic effect.聽Toxicity of long-term glucokinase overactivity was confirmed by finding late-onset diabetes in older members of a GCK-CHI family. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) mimetic treatment or p53 deletion rescues 尾 cells from glucokinase-induced death, but only GLP-1 analog rescues 尾聽cell function. DNA damage and p53 activity in T2D suggest shared mechanisms of 尾 cell failure in hyperglycemia and CHI. Our results reveal membrane depolarization via KATP channels, calcineurin signaling, DNA breaks, and p53 as determinants of 尾 cell glucotoxicity and suggest pharmacological approaches to enhance 尾 cell survival in diabetes.