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Why does the body release insulin after a meal high in carbohydrates?
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What hormone is secreted when blood glucose is high?
insulin is secreted in response to high blood sugar.
What is the body chemistry associated with insulin resistance?
High blood sugar from food stimulates the pancreas to secrete insulin into the blood. However, in insulin resistance, the insulin is secreted but is only partially absorbed by the tissues.
Is sugar a stimulant?
Not necessarily. Sugar is not a stimulant by itself, however, it causes the production of insulin. Insulin is a hormone vital to regulating the amount of energy in your body. Therefore, a high insulin level will results in effects mimicking a moderate stimulant. However, this obviously would take a large amount of sugar.
What does high blood levels of glucose stimulates the release of?
Typically, high blood glucose levels would stimulate the release of a hormone called insulin. In type 1 diabetes mellitus, however, the pancreas isn't able to produce this hormone
What hormone produced in inadequate amounts if the person has excessive thirst and high blood glucose levels?
insulin
What causes high insulin levels What are the side effects of high insulin levels?
High insulin levels are usually caused by eating too much high glycemic carbohydrates, those carbohydrates that raise blood sugar rapidly. The body produces insulin to clear the blood of glucose. Also can be caused by high copper levels and high cortisol levels - can be from stress of the mind or body.
What is a good diet for someone who has a high insulin level?
Low carbohydrates
Do people get diabetes by eating/drinking to much food/drinks with sugar?
Yes. Type II diabetes is caused mainly by a diet that is high in refined carbohydrates and sugar because the body produces more insulin causing it to resistant to insulin.
Can a diabetic eat beans?
of course, they just need to inject insulin if there are a high amount of carbohydrates in.
What is the most immediate response to a high level of blood sugar in a human increase?
The release of insulin
Why should you regulate blood sugar?
Your body regulates blood sugar. It is only if you have too much sugar (and carbohydrates break down into sugar) that the body can not keep up, does it become a problem. When you eat large amounts of sugar or carbohydrates, it requires the body to continuously produce high levels of insulin to keep that sugar level down. (Insulin's job is to push sugar out of the bloodstream into the cells where it is used for energy.) Eventually the cells in their body becomes insensitive to the effects of the insulin (insulin resistance). To handle this problem of insulin resistance their body begins to produce even higher levels of insulin. This continues until their pancreas reaches the maximum amount of insulin it can produce, and when the insulin resistance increases again, their blood sugar begins to rise out of control. The result is type 2 diabetes! Type 2 diabetes is actually an extreme case of insulin resistance. It is then that you have to regulate your blood sugar via diet, excerise and give you body some help to make the body's cells sensitive again to the insulin.
In addition to taking insulin how can one treat Diabetes?
Diet is critical to anyone with diabetes. Taking insulin allows the person to control their blood sugar but if they are overloading their body with foods that are high in sugar and carbohydrates they are going to have a very difficult time maintaining a proper blood sugar level even with the insulin.
What hormone is secreted when blood glucose is high?
insulin is secreted in response to high blood sugar.
Predict when you would expect to find high levels of insulin in a person's blood and when you would expect to find high levels of glucagon in a person's blood?
after eating carbohydrates of certain kinds like whole wheat the carbs are said to break into sugars and the body responds by increasing insulin so after eating whole wheat bread.
How much insulin should you take if blood sugar is 241?
However much your body needs your diabetic nurse or doctor should be able to tell you how much this is. It's all depends on how your body works and your insulin levels are usually affected by you weight
What is the body's response to insulin?
The purpose of the drug insulin is to lower the body's glucose level, which is too high or insulin would not be given. The glucose level must be checked constantly until it is down to acceptable number.
What cells in the pancreas play a role in diabetes?
Insulin...When the blood-sugar level in your body is too high, your pancreas produces more insulin which then allows the glucose to be absorbed by body cells. The glucose level will then reduce. When the Blood-sugar level is too low, your pancreas does not release insulin, which mean that less glucose is absorbed in body cells. The glucose level in the blood is therefore increased.
