A doctor advised a person to take an injection of insulin because

His blood pressure was low

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His heart was beating slowly

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He was suffering from goitre

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His sugar level in blood was high

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Solution

The correct option is D His sugar level in blood was high
Insulin is produced from pancreas, from a specialized cell called as beta cells in Islets of Langerhans. It plays key role in sugar metabolism. Thus, the patient who was advised to take insulin injections might be suffering from high blood sugar level.

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