Controlling Blood Glucose and Diabetes
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- Created on: 24-09-18 17:30
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- Controlling Blood Glucose
- Carbohydrates
- Puts glucose into the blood
- Glucose level in the blood must be steady
- Changes are controlled by hormones in a negative feedback system
- Glucose level in the blood must be steady
- Glucose gets removed from the blood
- By a normal metabolism
- Alot of exercise removes more glucose
- Excess glucose can be stored
- In the liver
- In the muscles
- Puts glucose into the blood
- The negative feedback system
- Glucose level too high
- Insulin is added
- Insulin is secreted (made) in the pancreas
- Insulin basically removes glucose from the blood
- Insulin is added
- Glucose level too low
- Glucagon is added
- Glucagon makes the liver turn glycogen into glucose
- Secreted (made) in the pancreas
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- Glucagon is added
- Glucose level too high
- Type one diabetes
- Your body doesn't produce enough insulin
- Blood sugar level can rise to a high level and even kill you
- Usually needs insulin injections
- Makes sure glucose is removed from the blood after digesting food
- Have to carefully control the amount of carbohydrates in their diet
- Type two diabetes
- Your body becomes resistant to it's own glucose
- Blood sugar levels can increase to dangerous levels
- Being overweight increases your chances og getting type two diabetes
- Can be controlled with a good, carbohydrate controlled diet and exersice
- Carbohydrates
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