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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===
: 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.