maladroit definition: The definition of maladroit is awkward or showing a lack of skills. (adjective) An example of a maladroit person is an employee who cannot accomplish the simplest tasks of the job....
Insulin: An elevated blood glucose concentration results in the secretion of insulin: glucose is transported into body cells. The uptake of glucose by liver, kidney and brain cells is by diffusion and does not require insulin.
Your body uses glucose for energy. Your blood carries glucose to all cells in the body. Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas. It is needed to move glucose from the blood into the body cells where it is used for energy.There are two types of diabetes. In type 1 diabetes your body stops making insulin because the body's immune system destroys the insulin producing cells (called beta cells) in the pancreas.our blood carries glucose to all cells in the body. Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas. It is needed to move glucose from the blood into the body cells where it is used for energy. There are two types of diabetes.