In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas stops making insulin, the hormone that facilitates absorption of glucose from the blood into cells. (discovermagazine.com)
Insulin sensitivity is a measurement of how effective insulin works in helping cells absorb glucose from the blood. (resistantstarchresearch.com)
Insulin facilitates the transport of glucose from the blood to the cell by binding to receptors on the cell membrane. (hawaiinaturopathicretreat.com)