Elevated concentrations of glucose in blood stimulate release of insulin, and insulin acts on cells thoughout the body to stimulate uptake, utilization and storage of glucose. The effects of insulin on glucose metabolism vary depending on the target tissue. Two important effects are:
Teresa Heinz, the wife of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and heir to a ketchup company fortune, has been flown by private jet from Nantucket to Boston for further treatment after having a seizure while on holiday at her family's vacation home.
In Delaware, conservative political commentator Christine O'Donnell easily defeated nine-time U.S. Rep. Mike Castle in the Republican U.S. Senate primary, giving the Tea Party movement another major victory over a candidate backed by the national GOP.n response, conservative stalwart Bill Kristol, who fears O'Donnell is incapable of winning the Senate seat in November, said: I know Sarah Palin. I respect Sarah Palin. And with all due respect -- Christine O'Donnell is no Sarah Palin..