"The suggestion has been made by some people that those insulin peaks have deleterious effects by promoting weight gain," said Retnakaran, who is a professor in the department of medicine, the ...

With the discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto in the early 1920’s, followed by the establishment of commercial production, diabetes was no longer a death sentence. Insulin was not a cure, ...

Insulin is a hormone that is produced in the pancreas, and helps signal the body to break down blood sugar for energy. In healthy individuals, the body produces all the insulin that it needs.

Insulin allows cells to absorb and use glucose. In people with insulin resistance, the cells are unable to use insulin effectively. Insulin resistance occurs when cells in the body do not respond ...