What Is Insulin?

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This information is from Wikipedia

Insulin is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets.
It is considered to be the main anabolic hormone of the body. It regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and protein by promoting the absorption of carbohydrates, especially glucose from the blood into liver, fat and skeletal muscle cells.
In these tissues the absorbed glucose is converted into either glycogen via glycogenesis or fats via lipogenesis, or, in the case of the liver, into both.
Glucose production and secretion by the liver is strongly inhibited by high concentrations of insulin in the blood. Circulating insulin also affects the synthesis of proteins in a wide variety of tissues.
It is therefore an anabolic hormone, promoting the conversion of small molecules in the blood into large molecules inside the cells.
Low insulin levels in the blood have the opposite effect by promoting widespread catabolism, especially of reserve body fat.

How does insulin affect your health

This video of Dr Jay Davidson and Dr Don Clum gives some important information for everybody about what Insulin actually does for your health. If you are healthy, a pre-diabetic or a type 2 diabetic there are insights for everybody.

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