The role of insulin is to signal the cells to uptake glucose from the blood. Is this a positive or negative feedback loop? Explain what would happen if the other type of feedback loop were to occur.

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The role of insulin is to signal the cells to uptake glucose from the blood. Is this a positive or negative feedback loop? Explain what would happen if the other type of feedback loop were to occur.

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Hormones like glucagon and insulin help to regulate the glucose level in the blood. Glucose act as fuel to the body and it come from the food we eat. Both hormones work together to maintain the sugar level in the blood.

Positive feedback loop increases the changes which lead to moving the system away from its equilibrium where negative feedback is just opposite to a positive feedback loop. In a negative feedback loop, it decreases the change and moves the system at equilibrium state. 

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