insulin

7 letters · noun · scores 1,800 in SpellHuntr

noun

hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells

Insulin in a sentence

Mommy said that Grandma's diabetes happened because her body stopped making its own insulin.

The advent of insulin in the mid-20th century changed the lives of millions of people with diabetes.

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