insulin

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Well, this disease appears when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or it stops producing insulin or the insulin which is produced does not work efficiently.

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  1. noun A polypeptide hormone secreted by the islets of Langerhans and functioning in the regulation of the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats, especially the conversion of glucose to glycogen, which lowers the blood glucose level.
  2. noun Any of various pharmaceutical preparations containing this hormone that are derived from the pancreas of certain animals or produced through genetic engineering and are used in the medical treatment and management of diabetes mellitus (type I).

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  • You said you'd do it as usual when you got back from Christmas shopping So giving Rufus his insulin was my job, but I had no memory of ever doing it. —  F ;SF - vol 098 issue 04 - April 2000
  • The project's first goal is to integrate an insulin pump and continuous blood glucose monitor to closely replicate a healthy pancreas for patients with type 1 diabetes-patients whose pancreases no longer produce insulin, which is used by the body to control blood glucose levels. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • People with diabetes are unable to produce sufficient insulin, a hormone that helps control blood sugar levels, because of defects in the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • Diabetes Type 2 - You don't produce enough insulin, or your insulin is not working properly. —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • The insulin-sensitising drug rosiglitazone enhanced protection by low levels of insulin, the study found. —  Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed
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  1. New Latin īnsula, island (of Langerhans) (from Latin, island) + -in.
 

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