4.6.4 Control of blood glucose

Question	Answer
Where is the blood glucose concentration monitored and controlled?	The pancreas
Where is much of the glucose stored? What is it stored as?	Stored in the liver and muscles Stored as glycogen
What happens when the stores are full?	Excess glucose is stored as lipid
What happens if blood glucose levels are too high?	The pancreas produces the hormone insulin, which allows the glucose to move from the blood into the cells
What happens if blood glucose levels fall?	The pancreas produces a second hormone, glucagon This causes glycogen to be converted into glucose and released into the blood
What is Type 1 diabetes?	A persons blood glucose level may be too high because the pancreas does not produce enough of the hormone insulin
How can Type 1 diabetes be controlled?	Careful diet Exercise Injecting insulin
What is Type 2 diabetes?	Develops when the body does not respond to its own insulin Obesity is a significant factor in the development of Type 2 diabetes
How can Type 2 diabetes be controlled?	Careful diet exercise Drugs that help the cells respond to insulin

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