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∙ 12y agoThe insulin promotes the intake of glucose to cells and subsequently its store as glycogen in certain tissues -> the liver and muscles.
So it helps to regulate the carbohidrate and fat metabolism in the body. The last mechanism is because the insulin inhibits the use of fat as an energy source by inhibiting the glucagon release.
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∙ 14y agoIt helps the body deal with excess sugar in the blood.
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∙ 14y agoit affects your nervous system, the brain, the spinal cord and nerves
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∙ 13y agoYou get hypothermia, diarrhoea and develop gradually warts. On the plus side it removes sudden stress and resets sugar levels.
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∙ 9y agoInsulin is related to maintaining blood glucose balance. It reduces the glucose level.
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What organ does insulin affect?
Insulin is produced in the pancreas, but it affects every organ in the body. All organs metabolize sugar, and sugar metabolism is regulated by insulin.
How do insufficient production of insulin affect the body?
Insulin helps regulate blood sugar levels. The pancreas secretes insulin in the body. With not enough insulin, symptoms similar to hypoglycemia and diabetes happen. Shakiness, dizziness, fainting, dehydration. (I'm not too certain on the dehydration though.)
How does diabetes mellitus affect your body?
In this disease, the body has no sufficient insulin or has insulin but insensitive cells both of which causes non-absorption or usage of glucose when the person eats foods with glucose. This will leave the blood with increased amounts of glucose that will affect the functioning of many vital organs in the body.
How do artificial sweeteners affect the body?
they destroy the beta cells of the pancreas (the cells that produce insulin)
How does cardiovascular fitness affect insulin action in the body?
When you do cardiovascular fitness, muscle glycogen gets used up. When your body works to restore the glycogen your insulin action is heightened. Any type of physical activity makes your insulin action work better.
How does diabetes affect the bodys ability to make insulin?
Because when diabetes inters the body, it makes the beta cells that produce the insulin look like the intruders. So the body's immune system attacks and kills all of the beta cells.
Where does insulin in the body happen?
Insulin is produced in your pancreas.
What is endogenous insulin?
It is the insulin produced by your own body
What type of hormone is insulin?
It is an endocrine (released within the body to affect other distant tissues) hormone that lowers blood glucose.
Does body weight increase from insulin injection?
No, body weight does not increase drom an insulin injection.
Why insulin is used?
Insulin is usually made in your body automatically; diabetes is when your body does not make enough insulin. So some people with diabetes have to take insulin to control their blood sugar.
How does glucose and insulin affect hunger?
If insulin is low and glucose is high, you will feel hungry
