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Insulin controls the sugars in your body.
Insulin is a hormone secreted by the beta cells of pancreas which regulates glucose levels (an increase in insulin lowers blood glucose). The pancreas senses the level of glucose in blood and secretes the amount of insulin accordingly.

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