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What happens Insulin ?

Mark Rawlinson

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Insulin
what happens to any insulin after it has done it's job, I mean once it has messaged the cells etc to open for sugar does the body break it down or get rid of it via excretion or re using via liver ? sort of thing. I am asking in general ) I suppose all hormones have the same thing happen
 
As far as I recall, it is broken down in both kidney and liver. Different references point to one way or the other.

It is a protein, so it will be chopped up and reused by the body as amino acids, I would presume.
 
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