Insulin's Crucial Role

Diabetes (Video) by UCTV

Aug 5, 201900:05:28Science & Medicine

Insulin is necessary to utilize the energy we obtain from carbohydrates. Diabetes is characterized by a relative or absolute lack of insulin production. Here, Dr. Sarah Kim briefly describes the crucial role insulin play...

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