Regulating blood sugar
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- Created on: 15-06-14 13:49
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- Regulating blood sugar
- Insulin and blood sugar levels
- carbohydrates release sugar in the intestines
- Insulin
- a hormone
- released by the pancreas
- sugar is now stored as glycogen in the kidneys.
- restricted productivity can cause diabetes
- high sugar levels
- 1. too much glucose in blood
- 2. pancreas produces insulin which enters blood
- 3. Insulin allows glucose to be absorbed by the cells
- 4. Blood glucose level is reduced
- 3. Insulin allows glucose to be absorbed by the cells
- 2. pancreas produces insulin which enters blood
- 1. too much glucose in blood
- Low Sugar
- 1. too little glucose in blood
- 2. Insulin not produced
- less glucose absorbed by cells
- Blood glucose level increases
- less glucose absorbed by cells
- 2. Insulin not produced
- 1. too little glucose in blood
- Diabetes
- important for humans to regulate the sugar levels
- Symptoms
- thirst
- wee more often
- weight lost
- itching genital area
- tiredness
- Type 1
- pancreas does not produce insulin
- controlled by testing blood and injections
- need to eat a healthy diet
- type 2
- pancreas does not produce enough insulin
- due to poor dieting
- controlled by change in diet and exercise
- Its preventable
- A healthy diet
- maintain steady blood level
- Carbohydrates take longer to digest - sugar released slowly
- Obesity varies with age and gender
- correlation between diabetes and obesity
- Insulin and blood sugar levels
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