How does insulin normally work?
A. During food digestion, most foods we eat are broken down to glucose. Glucose is a form of sugar, and glucose is the body’s main source of energy. Glucose enters the bloodstream during food digestion, and the amount of glucose in the blood increases. The body reacts to this rise/increase in blood glucose by signaling the pancreas to release insulin into the bloodstream. The function of insulin is to take glucose from the bloodstream to the body cells to be used properly for energy. Insulin hormone is the “key” that “unlocks the door” of the cell wall, and allows glucose to enter the cell to be used for energy by our body.
