controlling blood glucose

• TOO HIGH GLUCOSE

  • Insulin added - secreted by pancreas
  • insulin causes liver to turn glucose into glycogen
  • level reduced
• TOO LOW GLUCOSE

  • glucagon secreted by pancreas
  • glucagon makes liver turn glycogen into glucose
  • glucose released into body by liver
• type 1 diabetes

  • pancreas produces too little insulin
  • insulin therapy - insulin injections
  • reduce carbs
  • exercise
• type 2

  • resistant to their own insulin
  • obesity is a risk factor
  • controlled by exercise and carb controlled diet
• GLUCAGON = hormone that causes break down of glycogen

  GLYCOGEN = excess glucose can be stored as this