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The beta-cells of the pancreas control the blood levels of glucose and other nutrients by secreting insulin. They sense blood nutrient levels not by using a classical receptor-signaling system, but by detecting the products of nutrient metabolism. Mutations in this pathway can cause diabetes or hypoglycemia.
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