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How Insulin and Glucagon works
All the cells need glucose for their survival and therefore the level of the glucose in the blood stream is extremely important and can leading to death if the balance is not corrected. The nutrient-regulated control of the release of these hormones (Insulin and Glucagon) manages tissue metabolism and the blood levels of glucose, fatty acids, triglycerides and amino acids. They are responsible for balance in the body (homeostasis); the minute-to-minute regulation of the body's integrated metabolism and, thereby, stabilize our inner milieu. The mechanisms involved are extremely complex. Modern medical treatment of diabetes is based on insight into these mechanisms, some of which are not completely understood