When digesting carbohydrates, the body releases insulin to oversee the dispersion of glucose throughout the body. Insulin is a naturally occurring hormone secreted by the pancreas that allows your body to use glucose for energy or store glucose as glycogen in the liver and skeletal muscles for future use (however, if your glycogen stores are full then your body stores glucose as fat). While insulin is a natural hormone all our bodies need, insulin is most commonly associated with diabetes. People with diabetes are prescribed insulin either for Type 1 diabetes (because their bodies do not produce insulin) or Type 2 diabetes (because their bodies do not efficiently use insulin). Type 2 diabetes develops when people repeatedly overload the bloodstream with sugar, thus diminishing the body’s ability to respond to insulin.¹