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.
At that time, the company said her family owned less than 4%. They have no involvement in the Heinz Ketchup business or any of the company's other brands or products, said Heinz (the company) in a statement. Opensecrets.org estimated that Kerry's net worth was between $184 million and $288 million in 2011.