What is the starch-like substance used bt the body to mantain blood sugar levels between meals?
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Glycogen is the polysaccharide which your body produces in responce to high blood glucose levels.  It is starch like in that both glycogen and starch are carbohydrate polymers. Glycogen is produced from glucose in a process known as glycogenesis which is often triggered by the concentration of insulin in the blood plasma.\n\nNote: Glucose it's self is not starch like, starch is a polymer of glucose.  Glucose is starch like in the same way a brick is house like.
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proteins, glucose/sugars, basically everything you eat.
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It's call a sugar crash.  Your body is juiced up on the sugar from the food, raising your blood sugar through the roof.  When your blood sugar drops, you drop with it.  Best to avoid or limit sweets.
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C6H12O6 represents Glucose and Fructose. Go to http://images.google.com/images?q=Glucose%20structure
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what kind of glucometer machine do you have?? Every machine is different. I have a One touch and I use strips and once the correct steps are followed I obtain my sugar level. No machines don't get blood into them unless inproper steps have happened.
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amalyse breaks starch (a sugar polymer) to its dimers and monomers. (glucose, fructose. etc) so they can be absorbed by your small intestine.
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Fehlings solution is used to test for sugar.  Try a diabetic dipstick.
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the beta cells are the endocrine part of pancreas...an organ which lies somewhere near the stomach and little bit below the liver. the other secretion is glucagon.these two secretions help the body maintain the blood sugar levels within the desirable range.
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the sugar mentioned in "blood sugar" is glucose.  natural sugars and starches are metabolized to glucose.  if you use a sweetener that is not a carbohydrate, those with chemical formula Cn(H2O)n, you probably won't see an increase in glucose (although, since there is carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen present in those artificial sweeteners, it is theoretically possible for your body to build glucose out of their metabolites).  For example, aspartame has the chemical formula C14H18N2O5.  in order to raise your blood glucose, your body would need to convert this to C6H12O6.  i'm not aware of any enzyme that catalyzes this conversion.  xylitol, sucralose, saccharin, and others do not have the necessary Cn(H2O)n structure to be converted to glucose.\n\non the other hand, your body still needs glucose for efficient energy production, so it will convert other molecules in your body-- such as glycogen, triglycerides, and proteins-- into glucose.  it sounds like you are doing all the right things... exercising will help you get rid of extra glucose storage forms (fat, glycogen) as well as keep your muscle proteins from being broken down and converted to glucose.  controlling your diet is going to be extremely difficult, as carbohydrates are present in pretty much everything, from bread to milk to fruit... you are forcing a big change on your body and it will probably be very stubborn about accepting it.  so your glucose levels will probably drop very gradually provided you follow your doctor's advise precisely.  you may notice that eating foods sweetened with artificial sweeteners actually cause you to crave more sweets.  it's frustrating, i know...\n\nif you are an adult, as i suspect you are, then you most likely have what is known as type II insulin-resistant or adult-onset diabetes mellitus.  your pancreas makes plenty of insulin, but your liver doesn't recognize it.  so taking insulin supplements will not help you.  i know some people who have been diagnosed with type II diabetes and they take insulin shots, but there is no medical or biological reason why they should.  it's generally a bad idea to overdose your body with any hormone.  then again, i suppose it is possible that you had juvenile diabetes which went undiagnosed.  in that case, you are probably taking the wrong medication for your condition, and insulin injections may be a very good option.\n\nmetformin is great for reducing insulin-resistance (allowing your body to use the insulin that it has been producing), but it doesn't work for everyone.  since you are taking a metformin combination, you've probably already tried regular metformin, right?  have you tried any other anti-diabetic medications?  there are a number of good ones out there, talk to your doctor about your individual needs.  you might ask about thiazolidinediones like avandia which also help you use the insulin your pancreas makes.\n\nif at any time your pancreas stops functioning for whatever reason (worn out, cancer, whatever) you will need insulin supplements.
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It depends on what food it is.  When I go hypo (low blood sugar) I take dextrose tablets.  As soon as they go in my mouth my blood sugar starts going up.  I have to follow this up with more long acting carbs so that I do not have a rebound low.  A meal would give a maximum blood sugar count at 2 hours (NOT1!) but would probably start to raise the blood sugar after 10 mins or so...;
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After a large, starchy meal, the amount of alcohol naturally produced may result in a blood level of 0.005 percent or more. Our body naturally rids itself of alcohol in this way via the liver and this enzyme.
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Starch is a natural polymer.  It won't dissolve until you start breaking the bonds joining the monomer units (beta glucose, if I recall correctly).
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3, starch. Starch is a polysachride. If broken down, it will be simple sugars.
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Splenda won't raise your blood glucose levels in the same way that sugar will, but some say its sweet flavor will trigger physiological reactions that will cause your body to produce insulin in preparation for an expected raise in blood sugars.  I've found that its best to avoid going overboard with the sugar substitutes when doing the low carb diets.  It works better when you make an actual lifestyle change and accustom your body to eating foods that are healthy.
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Carbohydartes are made of carbon hence the formula C6H12O6 in short these carb are just sugars which are used in making ATP in your cells to provide energy for your body to work. ATP is made in glycoysis, krebs cycle, and ETC transport in your body
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D-glucose (or just glucose, or dextrose) is the "normal" carbohydrate that biochemistry uses as both energy and as a building block for starches, cellulose etc.  \nL-glucose is it's "non-superimposable mirror image".  It is the left-handed version of glucose (if you can accept the notion that it is "right handed"\nL-glucose plays no biochemical role that I know of.
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Glucose is a hyperglycemic it increases the BGL. It is used for diabetic hypo. In normal people this increase in glucose level stimulates insulin so the level falls. Its a balance between insulin, lowering blood glucose and other hormones like glucagon, adrenalin,steroids which increase the glucose level. Insulin is absent or low or ineffective in Diabetics so there is hyperglycemia. in diabetes--hypo occurs when you take the pill or shot and dont have food. the blood sugar falls dangerously low and the patient faints. The brain needs glucose 24*7. if there isnt glucose for 8 min or so there will be brain damage. In that case u give glucose IV and/or glucagon.