The pancreas releases the hormone _________ when blood glucose levels become too high; it causes many cells of the body to take up glucose. When the pancreas produces too little of this hormone, or body cells cannot respond to it, a disorder called _______ results. ______ is released when blood glucose levels become too low; it causes the liver to break down the starch-like storage molecule _______ and release glucose into the blood.
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