What does insulin do for blood sugar?

Answer 1

Your cells cannot use glucose without insulin, a hormone secreted from the beta cells in the pancreas. Insulin helps the cells take in glucose and convert it to energy. When the pancreas does not make enough insulin (type I Diabetes) or the body is unable to use the insulin that is present (type II diabetes), the cells cannot use glucose, and they begin to starve. Excess glucose builds up in the bloodstream, setting the stage for diabetes.

Insulin affects several organs and tissues to promote glycogen storage and laying down of fat. Glucose, some amino-acids, and to a much lesser extent fat all promote insulin release. In the liver, insulin increases glucose transport into the liver from the blood, and the synthesis of glycogen. In muscle the effects are similar and in fact the amount of glucose taken up by muscle is a significant contributor to the total glucose disposal rate (GDR). In adipocytes, insulin promotes synthesis of fat.

Insulin is secreted by the pancreatic Islets (islets of Langerhans) in response to elevated sugar in the blood.

Answer 2

insulin is secreted by cells in the pancreas in response to higher blood sugar (among other things). This stimulates cells to take up glucose (the sugar in blood) and either use it to replenish glycogen stores (a kind of reserve energy source in cells) or make fat in fat cells. Without insulin (type 1 diabetics) or if you are resistant to insulin (type 2 diabetics) the cells do not take up glucose and the glucose level can get very high and cause problems.

Answer 3

Insulin basically in simple terms reduces or lowers the bloods sugar when it gets too high, that's why when diabetic people before they eat they take inslun, to miantain a balanced level of inslun in their blood. On the other hand when the sugar level in blood is too low. people just drink a soft frink or eat something sugary to maintain this balanced level.

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Answer 4

Insulin is a hormone that is released by the Pancreas if your blood sugar level is too high. The Insulin then goes to the Liver and tells it to store the glucose as glycogen.

Answer 5

insulin controls excessive sugar from entering the liver which may cause diabetes

Answer 6

Insulin makes blood sugar (glucose) levels drop.

Answer 7

The insulin that people inject help with keeping insulin high and blood sugar low. The people with Diabetics often have to inject insulin to keep there disease under control.