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Insulin (/ˈɪn.sjʊ.lɪn/, from
Latin insula, 'island') is a
peptide hormone produced by beta
cells of the
pancreatic islets encoded in
humans by the insulin...
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Insulin glargine sold
under the
brand name
Lantus among others is a long-acting
modified form of
medical insulin, used in the
management of type 1 and...
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Insulin resistance (IR) is a
pathological condition in
which cells in
insulin-sensitive
tissues in the body fail to
respond normally to the
hormone insulin...
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common cause of
hypoglycemia is
medications used to
treat diabetes such as
insulin, sulfonylureas, and biguanides. Risk is
greater in
diabetics who have eaten...
- by the body's
immune system. In
healthy persons, beta
cells produce insulin.
Insulin is a
hormone required by the body to
store and
convert blood sugar...
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sugar levels.
Diabetes is due to
either the
pancreas not
producing enough insulin, or the
cells of the body
becoming unresponsive to the hormone's effects...
- As a medication,
insulin is any
pharmaceutical preparation of the
protein hormone insulin that is used to
treat high
blood glucose. Such
conditions include...
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mellitus by
decreasing glucose levels in the blood. With the
exception of
insulin, most GLP-1
receptor agonists (liraglutide, exenatide, and others), and...
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Insulin lispro, sold
under the
brand name
Humalog among others, is a
modified type of
medical insulin used to
treat type 1 and type 2 diabetes. It is...
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Neutral Protamine Hagedorn (NPH)
insulin, also
known as
isophane insulin, is an intermediate-acting
insulin given to help
control blood sugar levels in...
