<P> When carbohydrates are consumed , digested , and absorbed the pancreas senses the subsequent rise in blood glucose concentration and releases insulin to promote an uptake of glucose from the blood stream . When insulin binds to the insulin receptor , it leads to a cascade of cellular processes that promote the usage or , in some cases , the storage of glucose in the cell . The effects of insulin vary depending on the tissue involved , e.g. , insulin is most important in the uptake of glucose by muscle and adipose tissue . </P>
<P> When carbohydrates are consumed , digested , and absorbed the pancreas senses the subsequent rise in blood glucose concentration and releases insulin to promote an uptake of glucose from the blood stream . When insulin binds to the insulin receptor , it leads to a cascade of cellular processes that promote the usage or , in some cases , the storage of glucose in the cell . The effects of insulin vary depending on the tissue involved , e.g. , insulin is most important in the uptake of glucose by muscle and adipose tissue . </P>
insulin lowers blood glucose by binding to insulin receptors which
insulin lowers blood glucose by binding to insulin receptors which
promote the usage or , in some cases , the storage of glucose in the cell
promote the usage or , in some cases , the storage of glucose in the cell