Category: 09. Endocrine Drugs

Sources include pork or beef, combination of pork and beef and also human insulin (Recombinant DNA technique). Actions: Insulin lower blood glucose level through increasing utilization of glucose by peripheral tissue and promoting synthesis and storage of glycogen The main actions of the hormone are exerted on metabolism of carbohydrate (CHO), fat and protein in…

Diabetes Mellitus is a disease that occurs as a result of absolute or relative deficiency of insulin that results in metabolic and vascular abnormalities. The etiologies include Obesity (because chronic calorie intake and prolonged stimulation of b cell causes a decrease in insulin receptor and also adipose tissue and muscle are less sensitive),hereditary,damage of pancreatic…