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Name the glands that secretes insulin. Why are some patients of diabetes treated by giving injections of insulin ?

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Pancreas secretes insulin.
Insulin helps to lower the blood glucose level. When it is secreted in less amount, the body suffers from diabetes, as more and more glucose accumulates in the body. So, to reduce the level of glucose in the blood of the diabetes patients, they are provided with insulin injections.
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  • A doctor advised a person to take an injection of insulin because

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    His blood pressure was low
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