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The extent to which a food raises the blood glucose level and elicits an insulin response as compared with pure glucose can be measured and ranked on a scale called the?
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glycemic index
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What is the hormonal response to a decrease in blood glucose level?
The hormonal response to decrease in blood glucose is glucagon.... which actually increases the blood glucose level...
What diagnostic tests are used to confirm diabetes?
There are several blood tests that can diagnose diabetes. The most common is a fasting blood glucose test, where the glucose level is measured after at least eight hours of fasting. The blood glucose can be measured without fasting, but it can only diagnose diabetes, not prediabetes. The oral glucose tolerance test monitors how a body responds to an influx of glucose. After fasting for a least 8 hours, blood glucose levels are measured before and every 30-60 minutes after the ingestion of a glucose beverage for three hours. A urine test for high levels of glucose and ketones can help diagnose diabetes, but these results are not enough on their own.
Can Simple sugars like glucose be detected and measured using orcinol?
yes
What is the physiological response to increased intake of sugar?
Hypoglycemia results when your body's glucose is used up too rapidly, when glucose is released into the bloodstream.
Is the pancreas a gland?
Yes, it secretes insulin in response to glucose levels, to keep them normal.
What the difference between reaction and response?
A reaction is what happens to the body when a stimulus is applied, a response is what happens next; i.e a stimulus illicits a reaction which illicits a respose. For example, glucose in the blood (a stimulus) causes the pancreas to release insulin (a reaction), which in turn causes the cells to take up glucose from the blood (a response).
How does glucose affect red blood cells?
Glucose affects red blood cells by helping them carry oxygen. This is all done in a response to the insulin entering the body.
What type of reflex does the secretion of the hormone insulin in response to changes in blood glucose levels?
Endocrine reflex
What happens to glucose in the phenol sulfuric acid test?
the glucose is hydrolised by the sulfuric acid. Furfural derivates are formed. These derivates form with phenol a yellow complex wich can be measured with a spectrophotometer.
How does the gloucose get into the cells?
There are glucose transport proteins. Since there are fewer glucose particles in the cell (when compared to the fluid outside of cells), it is passive transport, which occurs naturally. The transport protein is necessary for the glucose to pass through the cell membrane.
What hormone is secreted when blood glucose is high?
insulin is secreted in response to high blood sugar.
How efficient is the human body in extracting energy from glucose?
The body is very effecient in extracting glucose, more than other species. Mammals are characterized by their fast metabolisms which results in the breaking down of glucose extremely fast compared to reptiles, fish, and birds.
