[BIOCHEM 4M03] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (99 pages long)

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Biochem 4m03 lecture 3 carbohydrate absorption. Blood glucose is ideally maintained at ~5. 0mm (90mg/dl conversion factor of 18) Aiming for blood glucose levels of around 5. 0mm. If we deviate too far, say if we go up to 7 we get adverse effects such as diabetes, insulin resistance. How many grams of glucose (c6h12o6) is in our blood: ~4. 5g (pretty small, one teaspoon of sugar, need to keep this level very tight. One can of coke = 10 teaspoons of sugar. Hypoglycemic shock from too little glucose (can pass out) Too much glucose is equally bad, can lead to hyperglycemia, ketoacidosis. Glucose can be derived from 2 primary sources: what we"re eating, the composition of that diet is an important source of glucose levels we consume, our liver, fuels our glucose level so we don"t go into shock. These glucose levels are sensed by the brain.

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