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Why is insulin important to the body?
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02/12/2010
Insulin, discovered by Fredrick Banting, is a naturally produced hormone. It is created in the pancreas and changes the metabolism rates of sugar. People with diabetes have problems with the production of natural insulin and must use synthetic medicenes as a replacment.
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