insulins

Noun

insulin (countable and uncountable, plural insulins)

1. A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans).
   • Mommy said that Grandma's diabetes happened because her body stopped making its own insulin.
2. Any exogenous preparation of this hormone for use as a medication.
   • The advent of insulin in the mid-20th century changed the lives of millions of people with diabetes.
3. (broadly) Any exogenous preparation of this hormone or its analogues for use as a medication.
   • A: What kind of insulin do you take? B: I use basal-bolus therapy, which in my case involves glargine and lispro.