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Why can the progesterone-like hormones of birth control pills be taken orally while hormones like insulin must be injected?
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∙ 11y ago
Insulin is protein soluble and would be unable to cross the wall of the gastrointestinal tract without being broken down and the hormones in Birth Control pills are lipid soluble are correct.
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Why must hormones like insulin and oxytocin be injected?
You can't take insulin by mouth because the acids in your stomach would destroy it. http://www.healthline.com/sw/khs-using-injected-insulin
What if you while Injecting insulin accidentally forget to draw insulin into the syringe and injected air into abdomen instead of insulin?
Instead of Insulin,if air is injected into abdomen/subcutaneous,then the patient's blood sugar level will go up (Hyperglycemia) which may lead to Diabetic Keto Acidosis(DKA).To take control over the situation, insulin(Rapid acting) has to be injected immediately.
Why must hormones like oxytocin be injected?
Some hormones can get digested in the stomach, while others can't. Another example of one that has to be injected is insulin, although a powdered version that's inhaled is now available to bypass the stomach in a different way.
What is the gland that releases hormones that help control the body's use of sugar?
Insulin is secreted in the pancreas.
How can diabetes cotrolled?
By man-made/ animal insulin injected into a person to control one's blood glucose levels.
What hormone controls the supply of sugar from the blood to the muscles?
There are two hormones that control the supply of sugar from the blood to the muscles. They are insulin and glucagon.
The islet cells of the pancreas secrete?
insulin and Glucagon - both are hormones which control glucose levels in the blood.
Insulin produces what hormones?
Insulin itself is a hormone.
Is insulin lipid or water soluble?
No it is not a lipid. Insulin is made up of proteins. It cannot be injected orally.
How the hormones glucagon and insulin work together to control blood-glucose levels?
The pancreas has specialized cells that make two different hormones, insulin and glucagon. These two hormones control the level of glucose in the blood. Insulin lowers blood-glucose levels by telling the liver to convert glucose into glycose and to store glycogen for the future. Glucagon has the opposite effect. It tells the liver to convert glycogen into glucose and to release the glucose into the blood.
Diabetes Medicine?
Type I Diabetes is treated using insulin therapy. Insulin can be injected using many different methods, including syringes and insulin pumps. Type II diabetes medicine usually comes in pill form, and is combined with diet and exercise for better control.
Is insulin lipid?
No it is not a lipid. Insulin is made up of proteins. It cannot be injected orally.
