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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 1579655" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>[USER=412211]@Flair[/USER] </p><p></p><p>In normal healthy people the pancreas produces insulin all the time, not just when our blood sugars are high and spiking. When fasting overnight and between meals it releases small amounts to regulate the glucose in the bloodstream - because there is always glucose in the bloodstream whether we have eaten or not. When we are low on glucose our livers release some from some of the stored glucose it holds. No-one has zero glucose. It is a very complicated process. After we eat, the pancreas releases large amounts to cope with the glucose from the food we have eaten. When we are insulin resistant, it keeps on releasing insulin to try and push the glucose into our cells. The more this is resisted, the more insulin is produced. Unfortunately, the more insulin we have floating about the more insulin resistant we become. Like a vicious circle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 1579655, member: 94045"] [USER=412211]@Flair[/USER] In normal healthy people the pancreas produces insulin all the time, not just when our blood sugars are high and spiking. When fasting overnight and between meals it releases small amounts to regulate the glucose in the bloodstream - because there is always glucose in the bloodstream whether we have eaten or not. When we are low on glucose our livers release some from some of the stored glucose it holds. No-one has zero glucose. It is a very complicated process. After we eat, the pancreas releases large amounts to cope with the glucose from the food we have eaten. When we are insulin resistant, it keeps on releasing insulin to try and push the glucose into our cells. The more this is resisted, the more insulin is produced. Unfortunately, the more insulin we have floating about the more insulin resistant we become. Like a vicious circle. [/QUOTE]
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