insulin

a peptide hormone produced by the Islets of Langerhans cells in the pancreas. Insulin enables the body to metabolize and use glucose. Lack of or insensitivity to insulin results in diabetes.

[IN-su-lin]A hormone made by the islet cells of the pancreas. Insulin controls the amount of sugar in the blood by moving it into the cells, where it can be used by the body for energy.

a hormone that helps the body use glucose for energy. The beta cells of the pancreas make insulin. When the body cannot make enough insulin, insulin is taken by injection or through use of an insulin pump.  

A hormone that helps the body use glucose (sugar) for energy. The beta cells of the pancreas (in areas called the islets of Langerhans)) make the insulin.

Protein pancreatic hormone that is essential especially for the metabolism of carbohydrates and is used in the treatment and control of diabetes mellitus. Hormone produced in the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, concerned with the regulation of carbohydrate metabolism by controlling glucose levels in the blood. Extracted from the pancreas of pork or beef for use in treatment of diabetes