Controlling blood glucose Flashcards
What controls blood glucose levels
Insulin and glucagon
What increase and decreases blood glucose levels
-eating … containing … … glucose …
-normal … of … removes …
-vigorous … removes a lot of …
-excess … is starred as … in the … and in the …
-eating foods containing carbohydrate increase glucose levels
-normal metabolism of cells removes glucose
-vigorous exercise removes a lot of glucose
-excess glucose is starred as glycogen in the liver and in the muscles
What type of feedback is used to control blood glucose levels
Negative feedback
What happens when blood glucose level is too high
-… is secreted by …
-a lot of both … and … in the …
-… moves into … and muscle …
-insulin makes … turn … into …
-blood … reduced
-insulin is secreted by pancreas
-a lot of both insulin and glucose in the blood
-glucose moves into liver and muscle cells
-insulin makes liver turn glucose into glycogen
-blood glucose reduced
What happens when blood glucose level is too low
-… is secreted by …
-little … and a … of glucagon
-glucagon moves into the … where it is turned into …
-… is released into the …
- blood glucose …
-glucagon is secreted by pancreas
-little glucose and a lot of glucagon
-glucagon moves into the liver where it is turned into glucose
-glucose is release into the blood
-blood glucose increases
How many tiptoes of diabetes are there
2
What does diabetes affect
Your ability to control your blood sugar levels
What happens in type 1 diabetes
-your pancreas produces little to no insulin
-can be inherited
What happens in type 2 diabetes
-where a person becomes resistant to their own insulin
-being overweight increases your chances
How do u treat type 1 diabetes
-insulin therapy
—>injection of insulin throughout the day around meals to prevent glucose levels from getting too high
—>very effective treatment
-doing plenty exercise
How do u treat type 2 diabetes
-eating a carbohydrate-controlled diet
-regular exercise
