Regulation of blood glucose.

• Blood glucose concentration must be kept within a close range, so it’s another example of homeostasis (like temperature control)
• • Blood glucose concentration is monitored and controlled by the Pancreas​
• Blood glucose needs to be controlled because it provides our body energy and glucose levels get too high, it can cause damage to blood vessels and lead to health problems like heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, vision impairment, and nerve problem.
• If blood glucose gets to low it can lead to blurred vision, difficulty concentrating, confused thinking, slurred speech, numbness, drowsiness, feeling hungry, trembling or shakiness, and sweating.
• Hypertension is high blood presure.
• Hypotension is low blood pressure.
• • If the blood glucose concentration is too high, the pancreas produces the hormone insulin to bring it back down​.
• Too high a level of glucose in the blood can lead to cells of the body losing water by osmosis, which can be dangerous
• Eating foods containing carbohydrate results in an increase of glucose into the bloodstream
• The blood must contain between 4-6 millimoles of glucose per cubic decimetre of blood so that it can supply the brain cells.​

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• Glucose is also an important contributor to water potential and tissue fluid.