Definition of insulin Insulin

/ɪˈnsʌlʌn/ - [insulun] - in•su•lin

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What does insulin mean?

Noun Plural: insulins
insulin - hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells
		hormone, internal secretion, endocrine the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
		hypoglycaemic agent, hypoglycemic agent any of various agents that decrease the level of glucose in the blood and are used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus
		lente iletin, lente insulin trade names for forms of insulin that are used to treat diabetes mellitus

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insulin (Noun)
A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism.

Insulin is a hormone,made by the pancreas, in the body that controls the glucose level in the blood.

People who cannot make insulin in their bodies, or who make it but their body cannot use it properly, have the disease diabetes. Insulin breaks down sugars and starches.

Some people with diabetes can take in insulin from outside their bodies instead of producing their own insulin.

History.

Insulin was first found to affect the levels of glucose in the body in 1921 when Dr. Frederick Banting and Dr. Best experimented whilst trying to find a cure for diabetes. In these experiments they used dogs.

They first knew insulin would control diabetes in a person when they injected some insulin into a 14 year old boy who was dying of diabetes. He didn't die. After the injection he survived.

The boy's name was Leonard Thompson.

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