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Hyperglycemia (high blood glucose) is commonly caused by Diabetes mellitus, but does have several other causes.
The symptoms of hyperglycemia include excessive hunger and thirst, frequent urination, fatigue, weight loss, dry mouth and skin, and cardiac arrhythmia.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoInsulin (a hormone), which is produced in the pancreas and stored there until needed, is secreted into the blood and 'instructs' a specific globular protein to turn glucose into glycogen.
When glucose levels get low, another hormone (glucagon), which is also produced in the pancreas and stored until needed, is secreted into the blood and 'instructs' another globular protein to turn glycogen into glucose.
This is an example of negative feedback. Glycogen is stored in the liver.
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When blood glucose levels rise your pancreas releases a hormone called?
Insulin is a peptide hormone released by the pancreas when glucose levels in the blood rise.
What is a response of the body to change in blood glucose?
A) Blood glucose levels that fall too low signal the release of glucagon B) Blood glucose levels that rise too high signal the release of glycogen C) Blood glucose levels that rise too high signal the release of epinephrine D) Blood glucose levels that fall too low signal the release of insulin
What is the typical response of the body to changes in blood glucose?
A) Blood glucose levels that fall too low signal the release of glucagon B) Blood glucose levels that rise too high signal the release of glycogen C) Blood glucose levels that rise too high signal the release of epinephrine D) Blood glucose levels that fall too low signal the release of insulin
What happens if calcitonin levels rise?
Osteoclasts activity is inhibited and blood calcium levels rise.
What is the stimulus that causes blood glucose levels to increase?
Many things can cause blood glucose levels to increase. The most common is carbohydrates Others include hormones, such as adrenaline.
What medications cause blood glucose levels to rise?
One medication that i know that makes levels go high is Prednisone, it gave me diabetes.
Why do your blood glucose levels rise after a supper?
Your body begins to take advantage of the nutrients its picking up from the meal in your stomach.
What is a normal glysolated hemoglobin amount?
This sometimes called glycated hemoglobin. Gly- deals with glucose. A1c is also another way to put this. It measures the amount of glucose in blood plasma and as the glucose levels rise does this. This can give a measurement of glucose levels over time.
Why the concentration of glucose in the blood rises after a meal?
After a meal, glucose levels rise. This causes the pancreas to excrete insulin. Insulin causes cells in the liver, fat, and muscle tissue to take up glucose and store it as glycogen. This makes the blood glucose levels decrease again to a normal rate.
Is it true that when blood glucose levels rise insulin is released by the gallbladder to lower the level?
no its not the gallbladder but the pancreas and in some diabetics this does not happen
What happens to the blood concentration level of carbon dioxide following increased breathing?
With increased breathing, levels of carbon dioxide in the blood drop and levels of oxygen rise.
How does glucoregulation work?
Glucoregulation is the regulation of glucose levels in the blood as the name suggests. The normal glucose levels are 4.0 to 5.9 mmol/L, that is before you have eaten anything. After you eat your glucose levels in the blood obviously rise so they need to be brought back down to normal. There are glucoreceptors in the hypothalamus in the brain which detect that change in glucose levels. This then causes the pituitary gland (also next to the brain) to release hormones which make the pancreas produce insulin and release it into the blood. Insulin just triggers tissues and cells to absorb the glucose from the blood. The glucose is then stored in fat cells as glycogen (which we all call fat). Or it is used to make energy. On the other hand if glucose levels fall too low the pancreas produces more glucagon and less insulin. Glucagon makes the tissues and fat cells release glucose into blood to raise blood sugar levels, basically the opposite of insulin.
