Insulin

Definitions

1. A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans).
   countable, uncountable
2. Any exogenous preparation of this hormone for use as a medication.
   countable, uncountable
3. Any exogenous preparation of this hormone or its analogues for use as a medication.
   broadly, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

29 more languages

العربيةإِنْسُولِينالأنسيولين

Bosanskiinsulininzulinинзулининсулин+ 1 more

Catalàinsulina

Češtinainzulín

Ελληνικάινσουλίνη

Esperantoinsulino

فارسیانسولین

Suomiinsuliini

עבריתאינסולין

Hrvatskiinsulininzulinинзулининсулин+ 1 more

Magyarinzulin

Italianoinsulina

日本語インシュリンインスリン

ქართულიინსულინი

Қазақ тіліинсулин

ភាសាខ្មែរអាំងស៊ុយលីន

한국어인슐린

Македонскиинсулин

Nederlandsinsuline

Polskiinsulina

Portuguêsinsulina

Românăinsulină

Русскийинсулин

Slovenčinainzulín

Српскиinsulininzulinинзулининсулин+ 1 more

Svenskainsulin

ไทยอินซูลิน

Türkçeinsülin

Українськаінсулін

Examples

“Mommy said that Grandma's diabetes happened because her body stopped making its own⟳ insulin.”

“Ask⟳ a dozen persons to tell⟳ you what they know⟳ about insulin and you will get⟳ some surprising and contradictory answers. The truth is this: Insulin is not a cure for diabetes, but it is helping to prolong and gladden lives.”

“Nationally the average insulin price nearly tripled from 2002 through 2013, and prices have⟳ risen 10% or more a year since then, forcing many diabetics to ration their insulin.”

“And that’s not all – EGCG in matcha can help⟳ improve⟳ insulin sensitivity, which aids in blood sugar control⟳, and may help⟳ to reduce⟳ inflammation related to Alzheimer’s disease.”

“The advent of insulin in the mid-20th century changed the lives of millions of people with diabetes.”

“A: What kind of insulin do you take⟳? B: I use⟳ basal-bolus therapy, which in my case involves glargine and lispro.”

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