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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
[[Insulin]] is a [[hormone]] which acts to reduce the [[concentration]] of [[glucose]] in the [[blood]].

===About Insulin===
: [[Insulin]] is [[secrete]]d by the [[pancreas]].
: This [[liver]] is a [[Target Organ|target organ]] for [[insulin]].
: 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]].

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		+	====OCR====
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		+	====Edexcel====
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	: If a person with [[Type 1 Diabetes]] did not inject with [[insulin]] it could cause them to fall into a [[coma]].		: If a person with [[Type 1 Diabetes]] did not inject with [[insulin]] it could cause them to fall into a [[coma]].
	: Over long periods of time too much [[glucose]] in the [[blood]] damages [[capillaries]] eventually leading to lack of [[blood]] flow to certain parts of the body, particularly limbs, resulting in dead [[tissue]] which can become [[infected]]. If the [[infection]] becomes serious then the limb must be amputated.		: Over long periods of time too much [[glucose]] in the [[blood]] damages [[capillaries]] eventually leading to lack of [[blood]] flow to certain parts of the body, particularly limbs, resulting in dead [[tissue]] which can become [[infected]]. If the [[infection]] becomes serious then the limb must be amputated.
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		+	===References===
		+	====AQA====
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 : The [[insulin]] reduces the [[glucose]] [[concentration]] in their [[blood]].
 : If a person with [[Type 1 Diabetes]] did not inject with [[insulin]] it could cause them to fall into a [[coma]].
-: Over long periods of time too much [[glucose]] in the [[blood]] damages [[capillaries]] eventually leading to lack of [[blood]] flow to certain parts of the body, particularly [[limb]]s, resulting in dead [[tissue]] which can become [[infected]]. If the [[infection]] becomes serious then the [[limb]] must be amputated.
+: Over long periods of time too much [[glucose]] in the [[blood]] damages [[capillaries]] eventually leading to lack of [[blood]] flow to certain parts of the body, particularly limbs, resulting in dead [[tissue]] which can become [[infected]]. If the [[infection]] becomes serious then the limb must be amputated.

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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.		: 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 [[Cell (Biology)\|cells]] everywhere in the body to take in [[glucose]]. This acts to reduce the amount of [[glucose]] in the [[blood]].
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		+	===Insulin as a Treatment===
		+	: People with [[Type 1 Diabetes]] are unable to produce enough [[insulin]] which causes the [[glucose]] [[concentration]] in the [[blood]] to become too high. To stop this they must inject the [[insulin]].
		+	: [[Insulin]] is injected into the [[Fatty Tissue\|fatty tissue]] where it can slowly be released into the [[blood]].
		+	: The [[insulin]] reduces the [[glucose]] [[concentration]] in their [[blood]].
		+	: If a person with [[Type 1 Diabetes]] did not inject with [[insulin]] it could cause them to fall into a [[coma]].
		+	: Over long periods of time too much [[glucose]] in the [[blood]] damages [[capillaries]] eventually leading to lack of [[blood]] flow to certain parts of the body, particularly [[limb]]s, resulting in dead [[tissue]] which can become [[infected]]. If the [[infection]] becomes serious then the [[limb]] must be amputated.

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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 as a Treatment===