Which of the following represents the action of insulin? - Sri Chaitanya Infinity Learn Best Online Courses for NCERT Solutions, CBSE, ICSE, JEE, NEET, Olympiad and Class 6 to 12

A
Increases blood glucose level by stimulating glucagon production.
B
Decreases blood glucose levels by forming glycogen.
C
Increases blood glucose levels by promoting cellular uptake of glucose.
D
Increases blood glucose levels by hydrolysis of glycogen.

Solution:

Insulin is a hypoglycemic hormone.

It decreases blood glucose levels by glycogenesis (forming glycogen), lipogenesis, promoting the uptake of glucose by the body cells and by inhibiting glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis.