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What secretes insulin in the body?
Pancreas secrete insulin in the body
Last updated on 28 Sep 2023
In type 2 diabetes, the pancreas makes insulin, but the cells don't respond to it as they should. This is called insulin resistance. When glucose can't get into cells, the blood sugar level rises.
It lowers blood glucose levels by removing the exogenous glucose from the blood stream
If your cells become too resistant to insulin, it leads to elevated blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia), which, over time, leads to prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes.
The beta cells release insulin.
Fasting Insulin, Insulin Serum, Insulin F
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