This hormone, insulin, causes the liver to convert more glucose into glycogen (this process is called glycogenesis), and to force about 2/3 of body cells (primarily muscle and fat tissue cells) to take up glucose from the blood through the GLUT4 transporter, thus decreasing blood sugar.
Oxycodone is a prescription opiate analgesicâor painkillerâthat works by changing the way that the brain responds to pain. It is prescribed to treat moderate to severe pain, and commonly supplied under the brand names OxyContin and Percocet.
And no. Oxycodone is a generic chemical opioid and is the active ingredient in OxyContin. And OxyContin is a brand name drug that contains oxycodone. The addictiveness of OxyContin and oxycodone are generally the same.