Combined Science GCSE
Insulin injections
What Insulin injections means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Insulin injections
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The normal treatment for type 1 diabetes, replacing the missing hormone so that cells take up glucose and store it as glycogen.
Topics that use Insulin injections
- Control of blood glucose concentration (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Blood glucose homeostasis
- Glucagon
- Glycogen
- Insulin
- Insulin production and response
- Negative feedback
- Pancreas
- target organs
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