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.
Heinz is also closing two other factories, in Florence, S.C., and Pocatello, Idaho, shedding a further 610 jobs as it moves production of ketchup and sauces to fewer plants.