Control of blood glucose levels
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Type 1 diabetes
When the pancreas is damaged from infection and cannot make insulin- needs injections
Type 2 diabetes
When poor diet and obesity cause body cells to not respond to insulin anymore- treated with diet and exercise
Insulin
Hormone made in pancreas that reduces glucose levels in the blood
Glycogen
The long term store of sugar in the body- made in the liver
Glucagon
A hormone which reduces blood glucose concentration by turning it into glycogen
What happens when blood glucose drops?
Pancreas secretes glucagon into blood
Liver converts glycogen to glucose and releases it into the blood stream
What happens when blood glucose levels get too high?
Pancreas secretes insulin into blood
Liver absorbs glucose and turns it into glycogen
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