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# insulin

noun (insulin — uncountable)

«insulin» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that helps the body use sugar from food for energy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulin/#m1)
2. Insulin is also a medicine that people with diabetes take to control the sugar in their blood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulin/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and health lessons, insulin is an example of a hormone; when the body does not make enough insulin, or does not use it well, a person has diabetes. Some pupils with diabetes check their blood sugar and take insulin by injection or pump at school; classmates should be kind and tell an adult if they seem unwell. Phrases: take insulin, insulin injection, insulin pump.

### Examples

- Insulin helps your body use sugar for energy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulin/#x1)
- People with type 1 diabetes need insulin every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulin/#x2)
- Mia wears an insulin pump at school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulin/#x3)
- The nurse showed us how an insulin pen works. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulin/#x4)
- The pancreas makes insulin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulin/#x5)
- If someone with diabetes feels faint, tell an adult straight away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulin/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Do not confuse with «insulation» (material that keeps heat in). Diabetes is not catching and is not caused simply by eating sweets.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «insulin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«insulin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/insulin.html) on Mova free.