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Food and insulin release Insulin is a hormone secreted by the pancreas in response to increased glucose levels in the blood.
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| Review Date: 8/6/2004 12:00:00 AM
Reviewed By: Aniket R. Sidhaye, M.D., Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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