Blood Glucose Levels Flashcards
What is glucose viral for?
Respiration
Why is glucose vital for respiration?
Allows the body to release energy
Glucose + oxygen —>
Water + carbon dioxide (+energy)
What does the pancreas do?
Monitors and controls blood glucose concentration
How does the pancreas monitor and control blood glucose levels?
Uses high insulin, low glucagon
What are the 2 sugars that are monitored
Glucose
Glycogen
What is the order to lower sugar levels?
Eating causes blood sugars to spike
Body releases insulin
Extra glucose turns into glycogen (stored)
Blood sugars drop after using the stored glycogen
Glucagon is released and turned into glucose and released into the bloodstream
What does insulin do?
Controls the storage of glycogen in your liver and muscles
What can glycogen be converted to?
Back to glucose when needed
Excess glucose is converted to…
Lipids
Glycogen is stored in…
The liver and muscles
What cause type 2 diabetes?
Too much glucose
What can cause type 2 diabetes?
Muscles
Fat becomes resistant to insulin
What are the symptoms of type 2 diabetes?
Thirsty
Tired
Toilet a lot
Unexplained weight loss
Cuts heal slowly
What are the treatments of type 2 diabetes?
Weight loss
Metformin
What are the causes of type 1 diabetes?
Genes
Environmental factors
What are the symptoms of type 1 diabetes?
Thirsty
Tired
Lose weight quickly
What are the treatments for type 1 diabetes?
Taking insulin
Monitor blood sugar
Eat healthy
