A. Insulin and its enhancers Insulin 1. Pharmacological effects ()Carbohydrate metabolism: reducing blood glucose levels by gycogenolysis t, glycogen synthesis t, gluconeogenesis l(ketone ladies l) (2)lipid metabolism: fat synthesis T, lipolysis t, plasma free fatty acidsψ (3) Protein metabolism: active transport of amino acids incorporation of amino acids into protein t, protein catabolism (4)Mechanism of insulin actions Interacting with insulin receptor