Controlling Blood Glucose

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Insulin and Glucagon control...
Blood Glucose Level
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Eating carbohydrate puts...
Glucose into the blood from the gut
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Normal Metabolism removes glucose from...
Blood
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Vigourous exercise removes much more
glucose
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Changes in blood glucose level are monitored by...
pancreas, using insulin and glucagon
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Lack of insulin causes...
Type 1 Diabetes
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Type 1 diabetes..
Pancreas produces little or no insulin.
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This can be avoided by...
Avoiding foods rich in carbs and excersising straight after eating or Injecting Insulin at meal times
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Depends on...
How active the person is
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Can not be controlled as accurately and a natural pancreas would, so you could have a...
Pancreas transplant- but you need expensive immunosuppressive drugs.
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Eating carbohydrate puts...

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Glucose into the blood from the gut

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Normal Metabolism removes glucose from...

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Vigourous exercise removes much more

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Card 5

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Changes in blood glucose level are monitored by...

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