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Blood glucose is regulated with two hormones both produced in the pancreas:

called insulin.

  • the catabolic hormones glucagon, cortisol and catecholamines which increase blood glucose;
  • the anabolic hormone insulin, which decreases blood glucose

In diabetic individuals the pancreas has either ceased to function (Type 1 Diabetes) or has decreased its output wth an associated failure of the cells to utilize the enzyme messages (Type 2 diabetes)

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