Describe the mechanism of action of insulin and glucagon, and how they differ in relation to the blood glucose level.

(a) Choose one water-soluble and one fat-soluble vitamin. Draw their structures. Give a reference daily intake for each, in milligrams or micrograms. Give at least one metabolic role for each. List the condition caused by a deficiency of each, or describe the effects of a deficiency of each. Give a good dietary source of each. (b) Choose one

Explain in three bullet points how insulin helps the body.?

Insulin gives a signal to inactivate hormone-sensitive lipase by dephosphorylation. TRUE/FALSE

Explain the difference in terms of pancreas function between insulin-dependent and insulin-independent diabetes mellitus.

Name two stimuli that increase insulin secretion and one stimulus that inhibits insulin secretion.

describe decrease in the number of beta cells and increased peripheral insulin resistance

Name the hormone responsible for regulating basal metabolism.

Select the one statement below that describe a patient who does not require insulin injections (insulin independent). Muscle, liver cells, and adipose tissue are permeable to glucose. Muscle, liver, cells and adipose tissue are impermeable to glucose.

explain and descibe how the structures and properties of components in the formulation and thesite of injection help to control the rate at which the delivered insulin enters the bloodstream. Use insulin lispro, insulin aspart and protamine-zinc insulin as reference.