NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCE

   FIRST OF ALL WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT INSULIN IS AND HOW IT WORKS:-       WHAT IS INSULIN  INSULIN IS A KEY HORMONE REGULATING GLUCOSE  HOMEOSTASIS          (STABLE STATE). IT'S MAJOR TARGET TISSUES  ARE THE LIVER ,THE SKELETAL         MUSCLE AND THE ADIPOSE  TISSUE .        INSULIN KEEPS YOUR BLOOD SUGARS FROM GOING TOO  HIGH.  SO,BASICALLY INSULIN PREVENTS THE BLOOD SUGARS FROM GOING   BEYOND A CERTAIN LEVEL                                                                      AROUND (< 130 mg/dL).       MECHANISM   WHAT WE TYPICALLY THINK OF INSULIN AND INSULIN RECEPTORS AS A LOCK AND KEY MODE i.e,  INSULIN IS LIKE A KEY AND  THE RECEPTOR IS LIKE A L...