*Insulin Response
*Ingestion/Digestion
*When we eat food, especially carbohydrates, the body converts that food into the preferred source of cellular energy, glucose.
*Absorption
*Glucose is then absorbed into the bloodstream to be delivered throughout the body.
*Pancreas
*The pancreas detects a rise in blood sugar and releases insulin.
*Insulin
*Insulin regulates (lowers) blood sugar levels by signaling the body cells to accept or allow glucose in to be used as energy (making ATP).
*Excess glucose
*Some excess glucose can be changed to glycogen and stored in the liver and muscle.
*Low blood/sugar
*As time passes since your last meal or after being active, your blood sugar/glucose levels drop.
*Glucagon
*The pancreas detects low levels of blood sugar and responds by releasing glucagon.
*Glucagon signals the liver and muscles to release glycogen.
*Glucagon changes glycogen back to glucose.
*And back to the beginning
*The pancreas detects glucose in the blood and releases insulin……………………