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Insulin And Glucose Lab Report

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he process by which the body maintain blood glucose concentrations in a normal individual utilizes the hormone insulin and glucose. Insulin is essential to the body because it allows glucose or blood sugar to enter into cells and provide them and the body with energy.Insulin is produced in the pancreas by beta-cells. Food is broken down into glucose by the small intestine. When glucose enters the bloodstream, the pancreas matches the right amount of insulin to glucose. Upon the arrival of insulin, it signals the cell to activate glucose transporters. Glucose then enters the cell because of transporters that pull it through the cell walls. People who have insulin deficiency, there is not enough insulin to maintain blood glucose concentrations

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