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It really isn't. That is just a convenient place for i to e given because it is easy to reach for a person doing self injections and there is loose tissue that can be pinched.
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Can insulin be used on the arm?
yes, and in the abdomen
What is ornate style?
it is an organ in abdomen which secretes insulin.
What is meaning of pencreas?
it is an organ in abdomen which secretes insulin
When injected insulin is best absorbed via which route?
The best places are your lower back (at the sides), stomach, upper arms and upper legs.
What if you while Injecting insulin accidentally forget to draw insulin into the syringe and injected air into abdomen instead of insulin?
Instead of Insulin,if air is injected into abdomen/subcutaneous,then the patient's blood sugar level will go up (Hyperglycemia) which may lead to Diabetic Keto Acidosis(DKA).To take control over the situation, insulin(Rapid acting) has to be injected immediately.
What is the body chemistry associated with insulin resistance?
High blood sugar from food stimulates the pancreas to secrete insulin into the blood. However, in insulin resistance, the insulin is secreted but is only partially absorbed by the tissues.
What are the main structures you could have absorbed when you removed the exoskeleton by a crayfish of the abdomen?
the tail
What produces insulin.?
The insulin is produced in the pancreas gland. This is situated in your abdomen, starting from the C shaped curve of the duodenum. It is placed horizontally. Pancreas contains Beta cells in islets of Langerhans. These cells produce insulin in your body.
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 term best describes a failure of the body's cells to resond to insulin?
Insulin resistance.
What did Charles best discover?
insulin
Why is the abdomen the best site in pinching when dehydrated?
the abdomen holds the water and fluids of the organism
