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title: "Insulin: What Is It?"  
description: "Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that regulates glucose metabolism in the body."  
author: "Himanshi Gupta"  
published: 2023-08-29  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2435/insulin-what-is-it  
category: "medical"  
tags: ["Insulin allows cells to take up glucose from the bloodstream", "lowering blood sugar level", "and providing essential energy for cells to function properly."]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Insulin: What Is It?

![Insulin What Is It](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ab1b0ec5-0e87-4d28-8bee-effd25e23ac1/images/46965ae7-5055-4628-9740-b584c93e3f01.jpeg) Insulin : What Is It? ![Insulin What Is It](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ab1b0ec5-0e87-4d28-8bee-effd25e23ac1/images/ac8ee725-b70b-41ed-8c38-fa1f67e525f8.jpeg) Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that regulates glucose metabolism in the body. ![Insulin What Is It](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ab1b0ec5-0e87-4d28-8bee-effd25e23ac1/images/1b1cb55c-bdea-4af4-b14b-43289b4989aa.jpeg) It allows cells to take up glucose from the bloodstream, lowerng blood sugar level, and providing essential energy for cells to function properly. ![Insulin What Is It](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ab1b0ec5-0e87-4d28-8bee-effd25e23ac1/images/acb7512c-02b3-402b-94e2-97b270da29a0.jpeg) Types of Insulin: ![Insulin What Is It](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ab1b0ec5-0e87-4d28-8bee-effd25e23ac1/images/fbc832ab-78c1-43d4-ab99-5bac28824306.jpeg) Several types of Insulin are available, categorized based on their onset, peak, & duration of action: ![Insulin What Is It](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ab1b0ec5-0e87-4d28-8bee-effd25e23ac1/images/2a02eaec-b04e-4b01-a153-b60853b0561d.jpeg) Rapid-Acting :- Begins working within 15 minutes, peaks in 1-2 hours, lasts for 2-4 hours. ![Insulin What Is It](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ab1b0ec5-0e87-4d28-8bee-effd25e23ac1/images/76c4743a-d875-44e9-8b3a-e83b37c80f6d.jpeg) Short-Acting :- Start working within 30 minute, peaks in 2-3 hours and lasts for 3-6 hours. ![Insulin What Is It](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ab1b0ec5-0e87-4d28-8bee-effd25e23ac1/images/e30aae64-0f52-4e2a-ada6-2c5ad248fef2.jpeg) Intermediate- Acting :- Onset within 1-2 hours, peaks in 4-12 hours and lasts for 12-18 hours. ![Insulin What Is It](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/ab1b0ec5-0e87-4d28-8bee-effd25e23ac1/images/1b1cb55c-bdea-4af4-b14b-43289b4989aa.jpeg) Long-Acting: Slowand steady release over 1-2 hours, with no peak and lasts for upto 24 hours.

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