insulin

«insulin» in Mova's school dictionary: a hormone made by the pancreas that helps the body use… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (insulin — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that helps the body use sugar from food for energy. tree →

2) Insulin is also a medicine that people with diabetes take to control the sugar in their blood. tree →

sense 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 →
• People with type 1 diabetes need insulin every day. tree →
• Mia wears an insulin pump at school. tree →
• The nurse showed us how an insulin pen works. tree →
• The pancreas makes insulin. tree →
• If someone with diabetes feels faint, tell an adult straight away. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «insulin» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.