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| Carbohydrates come from... |
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| Starch and sugars are converted to what by digestive enzymes? |
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| What hormones control blood glucose? |
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| insulin & glucagon, epinephrine, hydrocortisone, thyroxine, growth hormone |
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| Besides hormones, what factors affect blood glucose? |
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| age, emotional state, dietary pattern, exercise, fasting |
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Where is insulin produced?
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| Islets of Langerhans (pancreas) |
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| decreases blood glucose, promote fat storage, transport amino acids into cells & stores it |
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| What kind of cells are NOT insulin dependent? |
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| increase blood glucose, promotes increased blood fatty acids, promotes conversion of amino acids to glucose |
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| 2 types of diabetes mellitus |
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