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Why do doctor keep a patient on glucose drip after operation why?
Glucose is essentially sugar water. After an operation, glucose gives your body energy to a) replace lost blood b) keep you hydrated c) give your body energy it needs to heal.
What does a glucose monitor measure?
A glucose monitor measures the quantity of the simple sugar, glucose, in the subject's blood. This is important because persons with diabetes have lost some of their body's natural ability to control this nutrient.
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.
Do you use glucose in the from of glucose?
Yes, your body uses glucose in the form of glucose. All other sugars are converted into glucose so your body can use them.
Why is blood glucose lost in diabetes mellitus?
Because excess glucose in the blood can oxidize (damage) capillaries and other tissue, the body has safeguards to remove it. The kidneys begin filtering out glucose over about 180 mg/dL (10 mmol/L) and excreting it with the urine, leading to loss of glucose.
What is the main storage form of glucose in the body?
The main storage form of glucose in the body is glycogen.
What does your body turn glucose into?
The liver stores glucose as glycogen and glucose is required for respiration
Glycogen to glucose?
Glycogen is a storage of energy within the body, and glucose is the primary form of energy. So for example, if your body requires glucose to survive, when it has plentiful amounts. Your body converts glucose into glycogen for storage. However, if your body has low amount of glucose within it. Your body will rely on the storage of glycogen to break down into its components and use the glucose for fuel.
Is glucose found in urine?
If your body doesn't take the glucose from the blood into the cells by using insulin, the glucose will be lost in the urine. Since you need glucose for your cells to survive, you need the insulin. If no insulin is produced or too little is, you are a diabetic and have to take some form of artificial insulin.
Where in the body does blood lose glucose?
It loses glucose by exercising
In what form is glucose stored in the human body?
Glucose is stored in the body as glycogen. Excess glucose in circulation is normally polymerized within the liver and muscles as glycogen, which is hydrolyzed to glucose as needed.
Is glucose a hormone that regulates the body's production of insulin?
No, but insulin is a hormone that regulates the body's production of glucose.
