Blood glucose levels
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- Created on: 14-12-20 21:05
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- Controlling blood sugar levels
- controlled by the pancreas
- Insulin
- eating foods that contain carbs increases the glucose levels in blood
- If glucose levels are too high, the pancreas produces insulin
- reduces blood glucose levels
- 1) Glucose moves from blood to muscle cells for repspiration
- 2)Excess glucose coverts to glycogen which is stored in the liver
- eating foods that contain carbs increases the glucose levels in blood
- Glucagon
- Activity e.g sports uses glucose for respiration so is therefore less in blood
- If glucose levels decrease, the pancreas produces glucagon
- Glucagon binds to liver cells causing glycogen to break down into glucose
- Glucose is released into the blood, increasing blood glucose concentration
- Glucose levels stay constant by using glycogen and glucagon
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