Insulin

Insulin is a hormone, produced by the pancreas, which is central to regulating carbohydrate and fat metabolism in the body. Insulin causes cells in the liver, muscle, and fat tissue to take up glucose from the blood, storing it as glycogen inside these tissues.

Insulin stops the use of fat as an energy source by inhibiting the release of glucagon. With the exception of the metabolic disorder diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome, insulin is provided within the body in a constant proportion to remove excess glucose from the blood, which otherwise would be toxic. When blood glucose levels fall below a certain level, the body begins to use stored sugar as an energy source through glycogenolysis, which breaks down the glycogen stored in the liver and muscles into glucose, which can then be utilized as an energy source. As a central metabolic control mechanism, its status is also used as a control signal to other body systems (such as amino acid uptake by body cells). In addition, it has several other anabolic effects throughout the body.

'Insulin' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

Madhouse (1990)

Actors: John Diehl (actor), Dennis Miller (actor), Thomas Johnston (miscellaneous crew), David Newman (composer), Kirstie Alley (actress), John Larroquette (actor), Paul Eiding (actor), Jack N. Young (miscellaneous crew), Robert Ginty (actor), Jon Proudstar (actor), Michael Jablow (editor), Anne Wilson (miscellaneous crew), Bradley Gregg (actor), Wayne Tippit (actor), Rich Hopkins (actor),

Plot: Mark and Jessie Bannister have a problem. Actually, SEVERAL problems. Namely his cousins, her sister and nephew, and the neighbours next door. All this, problems at work and a cat that keeps coming back from the dead.

Keywords: chaos, craziness, dream-house, drug-dealer, dysfunctional, family-gathering, fire, guest, independent-film, one-word-title
Genres: Comedy,
Taglines: The bad news is you have houseguests. There is no good news.

Quotes:

Jessie: [on the phone] I'm calling for Trenton, New Jersey. Dr. Jack Penix! WITH AN X!

Jessie Bannister: How would you murder someone? If you have a question Los Angeles... then you should just ask someone else cause I swear to God I don't know anymore. What am I talking about? HOUSEGUESTS! Houseguests from hell! Ladies and Gentlemen you listen to me, no you get that snack later, you listen to me! Lock your doors! Don't answer the phone! If you have to leave the country then leave the country but don't let them in! They may look like your mother, your father, your sister, your friend, but they're not! They're slimy! They're cockroaches! If the world was to summer a nuclear holocaust the only surviving life form would be HOUSEGUESTS! AHHHHHHHH

Bernice: I need your opinion on something here. These are my favorite names for the baby so far: "Amaretta," "Caramel," or "Treblinka"::Claudia: You yokel, naming your baby after a German concentration camp!::Bernice: I thought Treblinka was one of those cute little fairies from Cinderella.::Claudia: You moron!::Bernice: I hope my water breaks all over your fur coat!

Jessie Bannister: You want me to mail urine to New Jersey?

Claudia: He barely knows I'm alive, he cut my allowance.::Jessie Bannister: He cut her allowance, honey!::Mark Bannister: To what? $9000.00 a month?::Claudia: He makes me drive his old Jaguar.::Jessie Bannister: Now Claudia, some people have worse problems.::Claudia: Like Who?::Jessie Bannister: Like people who don't have cars.::Claudia: Who cares about them!

Bernice: Don't worry about me having dinner, I'll just lick the crumbs off my filthy sheets!

Wes: What is this? [Picks something off of Mark's suit jacket] Is this cat hair?::Mark Bannister: It's Felix the Rat.::Wes: When do you get rid of these people?::Mark Bannister: Today!

Katy: Did you see the elephant?::C.K.: He's got diarrhea.::Katy: [referring to C.K] You *are* diarrhea.

Mark Bannister: [speaking to Claudia's husband Kaddir on the phone] Hi, Kaddir, "salaam" back at you.::Claudia: I won't talk to him.::Mark Bannister: [speaking to Claudia] He wanted to know if you were here.::Claudia: Why?::Mark Bannister: To let you know he canceled your credit cards.::Claudia: What? That Middle Eastern maggot! He can talk to my lawyer, the nerve of that towel head!::Mark Bannister: [back on the phone with Kaddir] Oh, yes, she is very upset about your little love spat, Kaddir. [now speaking to Claudia] He says he will forget everything if you just go home and fix dinner for him.::Claudia: [shouting into the mouthpiece of the phone] Oh, grind some glass, Ayatollah!

Claudia: Well, what was I supposed to think. They looked insane.::Bernice: We're not insane. We're from New Jersey.::Fred: Yeah, the Garden State.

photo: Creative Commons / Malene Thyssen

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If you know anything about NASA, you know that missions just don't get launched that fast. The post The Unknown Lab of Millennials Fast-Tracking NASA’s Missions appeared first on WIRED ... ....

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MannKind Announces Collaboration with JDRF

Edit Stockhouse 10 Jun 2016

Prescription Afrezza® (insulin human) Inhalation Powder is a rapid-acting inhaled insulin used to treat adults with diabetes for the control of high blood sugar ... You must test your blood sugar levels while using insulin, such as Afrezza ... The most common side effect of insulin, including Afrezza® (insulin human) Inhalation Powder, is low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), which can be serious and life-threatening....

Zealand and Beta Bionics to collaborate on the development of a first-in-class dual-hormonal bionic pancreas ...

Edit Stockhouse 10 Jun 2016

Such a system has the ultimate potential to offer people with diabetes on insulin therapy more efficacious, safer, and easier blood sugar control for better long-term disease management and outcomes ... The bionic pancreas technology in the iLet is designed for automated delivery of both insulin and glucagon analogs and has been tested and refined in nearly 10 years of clinical trials....

Gut Microbiota–Obesity Link Clarified

Edit The Scientist 10 Jun 2016

Several studies have linked changes in the gut microbiome to obesity, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome, but the details of the link have been unclear. Now, a team led by researchers at Yale University has uncovered one pathway leading from gut microbes to increased food intake and insulin secretion in rodents, pointing to potential therapeutic targets for obesity in humans....

MannKind Announces Collaboration with JDRF (MannKind Corporation)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Jun 2016

A focus of the collaboration will be on the use of Afrezza®, with its unique insulin delivery method, in the pediatric population ... You must test your blood sugar levels while using insulin, such as Afrezza ... The most common side effect of insulin, including Afrezza (insulin human) Inhalation Powder, is low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), which can be serious and life-threatening....

Zealand and Beta Bionics to collaborate on the development of a first-in-class dual-hormonal bionic pancreas system for treatment of people with type 1 diabetes (Zealand Pharma A/S)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Jun 2016

An automated insulin + glucagon delivery system with integrated continuous blood glucose monitoring and mathematical dosing algorithms offers the potential for a paradigm shift in the treatment of diabetes ... Such a system has the ultimate potential to offer people with diabetes on insulin therapy more efficacious, safer, and easier blood sugar control for better long-term disease management and outcomes....

In rodents fed high-fat diets, gut microbes boost hunger, trigger obesity [US]

Edit Ars Technica 10 Jun 2016

After several hints that gut microbes may be key players in the obesity epidemic, a new study provides a mechanistic explanation of how the intestinal inhabitants directly induce hunger, insulin resistance, and ultimately obesity in rodents ... The result was rodents that ate more developed insulin resistance—a precursor to diabetes—and ......

In rodents fed high-fat diets, gut microbes boost hunger, trigger obesity

Edit Ars Technica 10 Jun 2016

Insulet Partners with Joslin Diabetes Center to Implement a Unique Training Certification for Insulet’s Clinical Team

Edit Stockhouse 10 Jun 2016

PODD) (Insulet or the Company), the leader in tubeless insulin pump technology with its Omnipod® Insulin Management System, today announced that almost 100 members of Insulet’s North American clinical team have completed a customized certification program designed and led by the Joslin Diabetes Center for Insulet ... insulin infusion therapy....

Insulet Partners with Joslin Diabetes Center to Implement a Unique Training Certification for Insulet's Clinical Team (Insulet Corporation)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Jun 2016

PODD) (Insulet or the Company), the leader in tubeless insulin pump technology with its Omnipod Insulin Management System, today announced that almost 100 members of Insulet's North American clinical team have completed a customized certification program designed and led by the Joslin Diabetes Center for Insulet ... insulin infusion therapy....

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Edit Opposing Views 10 Jun 2016

According to The Mighty, people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes often need an injection of insulin before eating in order to control their blood sugar ... I am so sorry you are uneasy or uncomfortable around people that have to inject insulin to live....

AGEs foods research suggests what is the best diet for a healthy gut

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 10 Jun 2016

Research has found that AGEs may damage cells in the pancreas and perhaps increase resistance to insulin – a risk factor for type 2 diabetes." ... Her research, published in this month's American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that in healthy overweight people, a low AGE diet reduces insulin resistance ... Compared to the high AGEs diet, the low AGEs version resulted in improved insulin sensitivity ... ....

Guide for a diabetic to fast during Ramzan

Edit Deccan Chronicle 10 Jun 2016

Mumbai. As the holy month of Ramzan begins around 180 million Muslims in India will be fasting for the entire month as a form of worship along with charity. The Ramazan fast is a long one with the gap between meals that ranges from from 12 to 15 hours but this can lead to severe health problem for diabetic patients ... In case a patient is on insulin there may be a need to change the kind and dosage of insulin,” she added ... ....

Oramed to Present at the American Diabetes Association 76th Scientific Sessions (Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Jun 2016

ORMP) (http.//www.oramed.com), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of oral drug delivery systems, announced today that a scientific abstract summarizing a study performed in animals with its orally ingestible insulin capsule, ORMD-0801, will be presented in a poster at the ADA 76 Scientific Sessions on June 11-13, 2016 in New Orleans....

'Insulin' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

Madhouse (1990)

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[VIDEO]: Koch Industries Launches 'End The Divide' Campaign

The Arab Revolt: A war of unintended consequences

You can search using any combination of the items listed below.

MannKind Announces Collaboration with JDRF

Zealand and Beta Bionics to collaborate on the development of a first-in-class dual-hormonal bionic pancreas ...

Gut Microbiota–Obesity Link Clarified

MannKind Announces Collaboration with JDRF (MannKind Corporation)

Zealand and Beta Bionics to collaborate on the development of a first-in-class dual-hormonal bionic pancreas system for treatment of people with type 1 diabetes (Zealand Pharma A/S)

In rodents fed high-fat diets, gut microbes boost hunger, trigger obesity [US]

In rodents fed high-fat diets, gut microbes boost hunger, trigger obesity

Insulet Partners with Joslin Diabetes Center to Implement a Unique Training Certification for Insulet’s Clinical Team

Insulet Partners with Joslin Diabetes Center to Implement a Unique Training Certification for Insulet's Clinical Team (Insulet Corporation)

Restaurant In Hot Water For Offensive Sign (Photo)

AGEs foods research suggests what is the best diet for a healthy gut

Guide for a diabetic to fast during Ramzan

Oramed to Present at the American Diabetes Association 76th Scientific Sessions (Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc)