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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 resistance (IR) is a
pathological condition in
which cells either fail to
respond normally to the
hormone insulin or
downregulate insulin receptors...
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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...
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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 I and...
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disease that
originates when
cells that make
insulin (beta cells) are destro**** by the
immune system.
Insulin is a
hormone required for the
cells to use...
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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...
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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 that is
characterized by high
blood sugar,
insulin resistance, and
relative lack of
insulin.
Common symptoms include increased thirst, frequent...
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Insulin shock therapy or
insulin coma
therapy was a form of
psychiatric treatment in
which patients were
repeatedly injected with
large doses of insulin...
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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...