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.
Chen also served as the deputy campaign manager and policy director of Steve Poiznerâs 2010 California gubernatorial campaign, the domestic policy director of Governor Romneyâs first presidential bid in 2008, and a health policy adviser to the Bush-Cheney reelection campaign in 2004.