Homeostasis: Control of Blood Glucose Concentration

CONTROL OF BLOOD GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION 

Normal blood glucose levels: 100mg/ 100cm3 or 4mM/L

Highest Values: after a meal rich in carbohydrates 

Lowest Values:  after exercise 

Glycogen : glucose storage in the body 

                : stored in the liver

Hypoglycaemia : Low sugar levels in the blood when Cgluc < 2mM/L

                          : If not treated/reversed you could faint & when prolonged the brain will not have the                               energy to function leading to coma 

Hyperglycaemia: Abnormally high concentration of glucose in the blood 

                          : High solute concentration decreases the water potential of the blood 

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