When blood glucose concentrations are low, less insulin is produced and the above processes do not take place or slow down. This helps to raise the concentration of glucose in the blood.

Increased levels of glucose in the circulation lead to increased ... depolarization opens a calcium channel (3) which leads to insulin secretion (4). G-protein coupled receptors regulate hormone ...

A mixed-model approach was used to determine the relationship between each of the glucose ... insulin sensitivity. [6] As resistance progresses, normal ß-cells will upregulate according to the ...