Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A polypeptide hormone secreted by the islets of Langerhans and functioning in the regulation of the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats, especially the conversion of glucose to glycogen, which lowers the blood glucose level.
- noun Any of various pharmaceutical preparations containing this hormone that are derived from the pancreas of certain animals or produced through genetic engineering and are used in the medical treatment and management of diabetes mellitus (type I).
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- noun A
polypeptide hormone that regulatescarbohydrate metabolism .
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- noun hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Unfortunately, if insulin levels are always high, then the sensitive insulin receptors on your body¹s cells eventually become unresponsive to insulin, resulting in a host of problems related to what is called ³insulin insensitivity².
WN.com - Articles related to In memory of Mother: Eat your vegetables part four 2010
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Unfortunately, if insulin levels are always high, then the sensitive insulin receptors on your body¹s cells eventually become unresponsive to insulin, resulting in a host of problems related to what is called ³insulin insensitivity².
WN.com - Articles related to In memory of Mother: Eat your vegetables part four 2010
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REESE: Well, 16 million people have what they call insulin resistance, 60 million people have it, but 16 million are definitely going to have to deal with type 2 diabetes.
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Type 2 diabetes is a condition in which patients are able to produce a hormone called insulin, which is needed to metabolize blood sugar or glucose, but somehow cannot use insulin effectively.
foodconsumer.org 2010
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The term insulin resistance doesn’t adequately encompass related factors such as insulin sensitivity ISI or beta cell function.
More thoughts on why low-carb the second time around | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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Incidentally, there was no difference in insulin resistance or diabetes between the two groups.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Melanocortin Linked to Blood Pressure Control 2009
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This uses a radioactive drug, 18F-DOPA, that is injected intravenously and concentrates in insulin cells for detection in a PET scanner (positron emission tomography).
Diagnosis 2010
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With HI, the secretion of insulin is not properly regulated, causing excess insulin secretion and low blood sugar.
What is HI? 2010
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It's not uncommon for a doctor to make small changes in insulin to find the dose that works best.
9 Must-Know Facts About How Insulin Works The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Food won't change the rate at which insulin is absorbed into the blood, but it does affect your blood sugar in general.
9 Must-Know Facts About How Insulin Works The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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