Control of blood glucose

Question 1

what is the blood glucose concentration monitered by?

Answer 1

pancreas

Question 2

what happens if you have a meal with high carbohydrates?

Answer 2

sensed by the pancreas and produces insulin which travels in the bloodstream

Question 3

what does it do to body cells?

Answer 3

trigger them to take up the glucose from the blood

Question 4

what does insulin also trigger?

Answer 4

liver and muscle cells to store excess glucose as glycogen - it then returns to it’s normal level

Question 5

what happens in type 1 diabetis?

Answer 5

pancreas does not produce enough insulin- monitor there concentration - inject with insulin if glucose rises too much

Question 6

what happens with type 2 diabetis?

Answer 6

body cells stop responding to insulin in pancreas - diet with controlled levels of carbohydrates - take exercise