attacks the blood sugar level in the body. The blood sugar in the body is called glucose. Glucose makes up the body’s muscle‚ tissue‚ and is your brain’s main source of energy. Diabetes is when people have too much glucose in your blood stream. There are two types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is when the body produces almost no insulin for the body due to an overactive immune system. This type mostly occurs in young children and middle age adults. Only way to help type 1 is to take insulin every
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Insulin pumps send insulin through a small catheter continuously in small doses. This is places in a subcutaneous area and stays there for 2 or 3 days. The insulin pump is usually placed in the abdomen area or the buttocks. When it’s time for meals or snacks the patient can push a button which sends a bolus of insulin. This method is for patients who wants to have good control of the glucose levels and have a flexible lifestyle. Oral hypoglycemic medication is for patients who have type 2 diabetes
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From the experiment‚ the blood glucose concentration for Patient A is 5.6 mmol/L(Refer to Table 1). The blood glucose level for Patient A is normal as 5.6mmol/L is in the normal range. Urine sample from Patient A was tested and it is shown that there was no glucose and sodium present. The results showed that Patient A is healthy and could act as a control in this investigation. Secondly‚ patient B is suspected to suffer from diabetes mellitus. The blood glucose concentration for Patient B is 111mmol/L
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Absorbance of Non-diabetic and Diabetic “Blood Samples” In the experiment‚ I tested the blood glucose level of diabetic and non-diabetic people every 30 minutes starting from right before a meal was eaten up until two hours. I did this by measuring the amount of light absorbed by the solutions through a spectrophotometer. By doing so I found that for diabetics the maximum blood glucose increased more quickly than non-diabetics‚ which increased and decreased at a steady rate. With this information
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Langerhans). Insulin and glucagon are hormones secreted by islet cells of the pancreas. Both of these hormones are secreted depending on the blood glucose levels. Alpha cells of the pancreatic islets secrete glucagon and beta cells of the pancreatic islets secrete insulin (Marieb‚ 2012). Insulin and glucagon are equally important in managing blood glucose‚ making sure the body functions well. Glucose‚ which comes from the food we eat‚ is important to fueling your body. A decline in the blood glucose level
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topic 2 this week. The topic is Discuss how buffers help to regulate body pH. The pH level in the blood is maintained by the kidneys and the lungs. The pH level on the blood should be at 7.4. In order for the kidneys and lungs to maintain this pH level it affects the buffers in the blood. The buffer is a substance that is resistant to the change in the body’s pH level. Basically the buffers can make an acid or base less potent and try and neutralize it so the body is not overly acidic or basic. When
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How insulin effects digestion Insulin is a hormone that is produced in specialized cells in the islets of Langerhans‚ a part of the pancreas. The main role of insulin is to regulate the body’s use of sugars and other nutrients. The process is initiated during and immediately after the process of digestion breaks down carbohydrates into sugar molecules (including glucose) and proteins into amino acids. Right after a meal‚ glucose and amino acids are absorbed directly into the bloodstream
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of glucose and fructose metabolism in individuals of resting and exercising observed through blood glucose concentration. Aim: To study the mechanisms of the body involved in absorbing and metabolizing sugar in the form of glucose and fructose and examine the effect of exercise on the rate of removal of glucose from the bloodstream. Introduction: The blood glucose concentration in the blood is interceded by the human body via negative feedback mechanism to maintain homeostasis of the body. Free
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and insulin are the hormones in the body that helps regulate the blood levels sugar and glucose in the body. Glucagon works in such a way that it counterbalances the actions of insulin. It takes approximately four to six hours after eating‚ for the glucose level in the blood to decrease‚ which causes the pancreas to produce glucagon. The hormone signals the muscle cells and liver to change the stored glycogen back into glucose. Glycogen and insulin always work together to balance the blood sugar
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butterflies need to regulate their body temperatures through thermoregulation. There are two types of ways to regulate body temperature. The first one is ectothermy. Ectothermic animals‚ or cold-blooded animals‚ rely on outside sources to heat or cool themselves. Cold-blooded animals can lie under the hot sun to heat themselves up and prepare for flight or to move around. However‚ if there is no source of heat‚ they are not able to raise their body temperature to the correct level for movement. Butterflies
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