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Nt1310 Unit 1 Exercise 2

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Graph 2 represents that patient A has a much lower initial glucose concentration than patient B. The glucose concentration of patient A reached its maximum in the first 30 minutes, this is due to the quick release of insulin from the body. Whereas, patient B had a slower reaction to releasing insulin which allowed for longer time to be taken for glucose concentration to reach its maximum. The sudden decrease of the glucose concentration in patient A displays the conversion of glucose molecules being stored as energy. In comparison, the gradual change of the slope show that as patient B releases small amount of insulin, it takes more time for glucose molecules to be converted as energy. It can be concluded that patient B has diabetes as the …show more content…

The blood glucose level has very limited range for humans to survive and stay healthy. Generally, people are able to remove excess glucose rapidly from the body but this is not the case when they are diagnosed with diabetes and insulin resistant situations. The lack of insulin resistance can also lead to a decrease in glycogen synthesis and storage as it usually converts glucose to energy for cell’s use (Jensen & et al. 2011). When insulin is produced under insulin resistance, the cells are incapable of using them effectively which then leads to high blood sugar level as ketones and ketoacids are produced as an alternative energy source for the body. The rise of ketoacid causes the blood pH acidic and the patient may also be diagnosed with ketoacidosis (Newton & Raskin 2004). There would also be less intake of lipid and more of stored triglycerides as the lipids are effected by the insulin. As the glucose levels increase, the muscle glucose uptake will decrease while the liver glucose production and blood fatty acid concentration will also increase within the body (Lichtenstein & Schwab 2000). Excess glucose within the blood are converted to fat which can lead to Diabetic Dyslipidaemia and furthermore to obesity, hypertension and

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