| insulin |
a hormone secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas in response to high blood sugar levels, it induces hypoglycaemia. Defective secretion of insulin is the cause of diabetes mellitus.
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| insulin resistance |
the inability to use your own body's supply of insulin effectively. Among normoglycemic people, the body converts food into blood sugar for energy; insulin is produced by the pancreas in order to help get the blood sugar into the cells. When insulin resistance develops, the body becomes "resistant" to insulin's effect---it doesn't work as well anymore. ...
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| insulin |
The hormone that drives incoming nutrients into cells for storage. Excess insulin is the primary pillar of aging.
Ãâó: www.aboutzonediet.org/glossary.htm
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| insulin |
A hormone secreted by the islets of Langerhans and regulating the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats, especially the conversion of glucose to glycogen.
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| insulin |
a hormone produced by the pancreas essential for bodily use of sugars
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