When healthy adults get a controlled dose of insulin for two hours, it boosts blood flow and blood volume in their heart and muscle tissues, helping more nutrients move between blood and muscles.

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GLP-1 and Insulin Recruit Muscle Microvasculature and Dilate Conduit Artery Individually But Not Additively in Healthy Humans

Randomized Controlled Trial

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2018 Feb 1

The study shows that insulin, at normal levels, increases blood flow and volume in muscle microvessels in healthy people, which supports the idea that insulin helps deliver nutrients by opening up more blood vessels.

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GLP-1 and Insulin Recruit Muscle Microvasculature and Dilate Conduit Artery Individually But Not Additively in Healthy Humans

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DOI: 10.1210/js.2017-00446

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