Diabetes I Flashcards
How does insulin act to regulate glucose in the body? (2)
How does insulin act to regulate protein in the body?
How does insulin act to regulate fat in the body? (2)
Which 4 conditions can issues in insulin release lead to?
When does insulin act?
What are GLUT proteins?
Where are GLUT-4 proteins mainly found?
How does insulin act on GLUT-4 proteins? (2)
What is important about the structure of GLUT-4 proteins?
How much to GLUT-4 proteins increase glucose intake?
Which transporter proteins are used in glucose uptake?
How does insulin act on myocytes when blood glucose is high? (3)
Which 3 hormones stimulate protein production in mycocytes when blood glucose is high?
Which hormone stimulates protein hydrolysis in myocytes when blood glucose is low?
What happens in myocytes when blood glucose is low?
What happens to amino acids in the liver when blood glucose is high?
How does insulin act on hepatocytes when blood glucose is high?
Which 3 hormones regulate HGO and how?
What is HGO?
How long does it take for carbohydrate stores to deplete during fasting?
How long does it take for protein stores to deplete during fasting?
How long does it take for fat stores to deplete during fasting?
What are LPLs?
Why is insulin essential for adipocyte uptake of fats?
What do LPLs break triglycerides in the blood down to? (2)
How are high blood triglyceride levels treated clinically?
What are NEFAs?
How does insulin act on adipocytes? (3)
Which 3 hormones regulate adipocyte triglyceride levels?
What happens in adipocytes when blood glucose is low?
What is the hepatic portal circulation?
Why is the hepatic portal circulation important?
What is the action time of insulin in a non-diabetic?
What is the action time of exogenous insulin uptake in a Type 1 diabetic?
What is the difference in insulin action time for a non-diabetic vs type 1 diabetic and why?
What happens to glycerol in hepatocytes when energy is not required immediately? (2)
What happens in hepatocytes when energy is required immediately? (2)
What is the HGO after a 10 hour fast?
Which fuel sources do the brain use?
Why are cerebral energy requirements different to other tissues?
What happens to NEFAs in hepatocytes when energy is not required immediately? (3)
What happens to NEFAs in hepatocytes when energy is required immediately? (4)
How do ketone levels correlate to insulin release in a non-diabetic?
When do high ketone levels indicate diabetes and why?
What happens in hepatocytes when blood glucose is high?
What happens in hepatocytes when blood glucose is low?
What is hepatic glycogenolysis?