Blood Sugar After Exercise

• What happens to blood sugar levels when you exercise?

  Blood sugar falls
• How does the pancreas respond to a fall in blood glucose?


  The pancreas detects the fall and secretes glucagon
• What hormone does the pancreas secrete when blood glucose falls?


  Glucagon
• Where does glucagon travel after being secreted by the pancreas?


  To the liver
• What does the liver do when glucagon is present?


  The liver converts glycogen to glucose and releases it into the blood
• What happens to blood glucose levels after the liver converts glycogen to glucose?


  Blood glucose returns to normal