Insulin
Insulin is a polypeptide protein hormone that contains 51 amino acids, consisting of the first series A and the second B, with two sulfuric bridges. A series consists of 21 amino acids. The B series consists of 30 amino acids. The first one to separate the insulin is the doctor Frederick Grant Panting in 1922 AD at the Canadian University of Toronto, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1923 AD for discovering the method of separating insulin. Insulin is secreted from the beta cells of the Langer-Hans Islands in the pancreas. This hormone is poured into the bloodstream to regulate and build carbohydrates from both sugar and starch.
Where does insulin come from?
When a patient is diagnosed with diabetes, he or she needs to take an injection of insulin so that the blood sugar does not rise. Insulin regulates blood sugar. Insulin, which is usually given by injection, is an insulin extracted from the pancreas. Specifically Donna for the rest of the animals because of the quality of the type of insulin produced by the pancreas pig, and being the closest to the composition of the insulin produced by the pancreas in humans, and scientists found that it is rare to occur any complications in humans if injected with pig insulin, E and its impact even with long-term use.
Keeping Insulin
To maintain the quality of insulin and to ensure its non-corruption must be careful to save it in the following manner:
- Insulin containers are placed in the refrigerator without freezing.
- The open packagings can be placed in place of a normal temperature such as room temperature, that should not be exposed to light or high temperature or can be placed in the refrigerator without freezing.
- Insulin should not be taken in a cold and low temperature, but should be left until the temperature is close to room temperature, and then injected with the notice that it should not be heated in any way.
- It is not permissible to inject insulin if it is inverted or in which there are lumps or changing its color, it may be corrupt.
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