PHYSIOLOGICAL ROLE OF INSULIN
MAINTENANCE OF NORMAL
PLASMA GLUCOSE LEVELS IN SPITE OF LARGE CHANGES DUE
TO FOOD INTAKE
PRESERVATION OF ENERGY
STORES
STIMULATION OF GLUCOSE
TRANSPORT
STIMULATION
OF GLUCOSE UTILIZATION
RAPID UPTAKE OF DIETARY
GLUCOSE
UTILIZATION OF DIETARY
GLUCOSE
STIMULATION
OF GLUCOSE OXIDATION
STIMULATION OF LIPID SYNTHESIS
STIMULATION
OF GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS
INHIBITION OF GLYCOGEN
DEGRADATION
INHIBITION OF
GLUCONEOGENESIS
INHIBITION OF LIPOLYSIS
INHIBITION OF PROTEOLYSIS