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An organ called the pancreas is responsible for producing insulin. The beta cells found in the islets of Langerhans that are inside the pancreas, specifically carry out the production process.
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What does insulin allow most of cells of the body to do?
Insulin allows cells to metabolize sugar.
What cells in the pancreas play a role in diabetes?
Insulin...When the blood-sugar level in your body is too high, your pancreas produces more insulin which then allows the glucose to be absorbed by body cells. The glucose level will then reduce. When the Blood-sugar level is too low, your pancreas does not release insulin, which mean that less glucose is absorbed in body cells. The glucose level in the blood is therefore increased.
WHAT produces insulin and hormones that balance the body sugar levels?
pancreas
Which is the organ which produces insulin that keeps the sugar level balanced in the body?
Pancreas
What is insuline resistance?
insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas/beta cells when you eat glucose(sugar) is in the blood stream in order for your cells to use the glucose for energy or store it insulin has to "unlock the gate" to let glucose into the cell in insulin resistance your body cells don't let the insulin "unlock the gate" so the pancreas produces more insulin so you have a lot of insulin in your blood stream Type2 Diabetes - pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or the muscle cells does not able to properly utilize the insulin.
Is a pancreas danger to the body if not working?
yes it is because your pancreas produces insulin. insulin is a hormone that helps your blood sugar.
Why should you regulate blood sugar?
Your body regulates blood sugar. It is only if you have too much sugar (and carbohydrates break down into sugar) that the body can not keep up, does it become a problem. When you eat large amounts of sugar or carbohydrates, it requires the body to continuously produce high levels of insulin to keep that sugar level down. (Insulin's job is to push sugar out of the bloodstream into the cells where it is used for energy.) Eventually the cells in their body becomes insensitive to the effects of the insulin (insulin resistance). To handle this problem of insulin resistance their body begins to produce even higher levels of insulin. This continues until their pancreas reaches the maximum amount of insulin it can produce, and when the insulin resistance increases again, their blood sugar begins to rise out of control. The result is type 2 diabetes! Type 2 diabetes is actually an extreme case of insulin resistance. It is then that you have to regulate your blood sugar via diet, excerise and give you body some help to make the body's cells sensitive again to the insulin.
It is used to stimulates body cells to take up and use blood sugar?
Insulin
What effect does insulin have on sugar?
Insulin allows glucose(sugar) to enter the body's cells. Insulin also stimulates the liver to convert glucose to glycogen and store it for later use. The end effect is blood sugar is decreased.
Which organ is responsible for producing the hormone insulin to lower blood sugars in the human body?
Pancreas is an endocrine gland that contain cells known as beta cells that produces insulin.
What will happen if you stop taking insulin?
If you stop taking insulin, your body will not be able to transport glucose(sugar) into your cells. Glucose is the chief energy source for all the body's cells. Your blood sugar level will increase, and your cells will essentially begin to starve for lack of an energy source.
Why the increase in insulin secretion in response to parasympathetic stimulation is consistent with the maintenance of homeostasis?
I'm not an expert on this subject, but I do know that insulin levels have to keep up with the amount of sugar in your blood. Your cells can't use the sugar to produce energy without the insulin to help them absorb it. Homeostasis is the chemical reactions in the body, so the insulin must help cells absorb sugar so they can have the chemical reaction that produces energy. Like I said, I'm not the expert, but I hope that helps!
