…..released from the pancreas. When glucose levels drop, insulin levels also fall – the liver and muscles in the body stores glucose. Insufficient or ineffective insulin will result in a build-up of glucose in the bloodstream occurring.
Diabetes results when the body fails to produce sufficient insulin to maintain the correct balance of glucose in the blood. When not enough insulin is created, the person is said to be insulin deficient. When the body does not respond to the insulin correctly, the person is said to be insulin resistant.
Tomorrow we will continue to look at diabetes and the variations…..
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