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: When the [[liver]] detects [[insulin]] it causes the [[liver]] to take in [[glucose]] and convert it into [[glycogen]] to be stored.
: [[Insulin]] causes [[Cell (Biology)|cells]] everywhere in the body to take in [[glucose]]. This acts to reduce the amount of [[glucose]] in the [[blood]].
: [[Insulin]] causes [[glucose]] to be converted into [[Lipid|fat]] in the [[Fatty Tissue|fatty tissue]] for storage.
===Insulin as a Treatment===