What happens to the pancreas when hyperglycemia (high blood glucose level) occurs?

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Evan Holbrook
Jun 27, 2018

The pancreas starts producing/releasing insulin.

Explanation:

Insulin is a hormone that lowers blood glucose; thus, if it gets too high insulin will be released into the bloodstream.

Insulin does this by signaling cells to take in glucose, which lowers the amount of glucose present in the bloodstream. These cells will use the glucose from the bloodstream to produce energy.

http://diabeteslibrary.org/function-of-insulin/

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