insulin
Biochemistry. a polypeptide hormone, produced by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, that regulates the metabolism of glucose and other nutrients.
Pharmacology. any of several commercial preparations of this substance, each of which allows a particular rate of absorption into the system: genetically engineered or obtained from the pig or ox pancreas, and used in the treatment of diabetes to restore the normal ability of the body to utilize sugars and other carbohydrates.
Origin of insulin
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How to use insulin in a sentence
In fact, eating too much protein can lead to high levels of insulin and ammonia in the blood.
Harsh Ice Age winters may have helped turn wolves into dogs | Bruce Bower | February 3, 2021 | Science News For StudentsThis, despite the fact that insulin levels on the low-fat diet were, Hall told me, “through the roof.”
Is keto really better for weight loss? A new study takes a closer look at the diet. | Tamar Haspel | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostNanci, a retired X-ray technologist, administered his oxygen and insulin treatments.
A rural S.D. community ignored the virus for months. Then people started dying. | Annie Gowen | December 9, 2020 | Washington PostConventional insulin injections have fairly narrow windows in which they can be taken to work properly, but patients can take Lyumjev anytime within 20 minutes of starting a meal.
Nigrin describes how the cloud allows one of Boston Children’s Hospital’s partners, Israeli medical technology developer DreaMed Diabetes, to “inject AI smarts” into remote insulin management.
A new horizon: Expanding the AI landscape | Jason Sparapani | November 30, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
Once we eat, insulin (which regulates the breakdown of fat) increases in our body.
And, according to some research, higher insulin levels have been shown to suppress fat metabolism by up to 22 percent.
In addition, low fat/high carb diets lower protective “good” cholesterol and raise insulin.
For example, I cannot imagine trying to treat a diabetic patient without insulin, or an asthmatic patient without bronchodilators.
When Antibiotics Don’t Work, It’s Everyone’s Problem | Russell Saunders | May 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut others say that overeating carbohydrates causes insulin to surge and essentially drives fat storage.
Kroger said that the Martian metabolism must be like Terran (Earth-type) metabolism, only with no pancreas to make insulin.
The Dope on Mars | John Michael SharkeyIt is as if some men would rather die than use insulin and those who did use it became outcasts!
The Hate Disease | William Fitzgerald JenkinsDiabetes takes two forms: juvenile onset (or insulin-dependent) and adult onset (or noninsulin-dependent) diabetes.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn | Steven J. BartlettThe first type starts in childhood or young adulthood, and is caused by the body's failure to produce enough insulin.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn | Steven J. BartlettExcess insulin leads to low blood sugar (literally, hypoglycemia).
When You Don't Know Where to Turn | Steven J. Bartlett
British Dictionary definitions for insulin
/ (ˈɪnsjʊlɪn) /
a protein hormone, secreted in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans, that controls the concentration of glucose in the blood. Insulin deficiency results in diabetes mellitus
Origin of insulin
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Scientific definitions for insulin
[ ĭn′sə-lĭn ]
A hormone produced in the pancreas that regulates the amount of sugar in the blood by stimulating cells, especially liver and muscle cells, to absorb and metabolize glucose. Insulin also stimulates the conversion of blood glucose into glycogen and fat, which are the body's chief sources of stored carbohydrates.
A drug containing this hormone, obtained from the pancreas of animals or produced synthetically and used to treat diabetes.
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Cultural definitions for insulin
[ (in-suh-lin, in-syuh-lin) ]
Notes for insulin
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