ENDOCRINE

SYSTEM
PRESENTED BY GROUP 3:
LACAP
LOPEZ
MARCELO
MEDINA
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GLUCOSE LEVEL
BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL
EXAMPLE ONLY:

Before eating: 98 mg/dl

After 1 hour: 155 mg/dl

After 2 hour: 130 mg/dl

OBSERVATION: after eating and an hour ago, the

blood glucose level increases then after 2 hours the
blood glucose decreases
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GLUCOSE LEVEL

Breakdown • Any carbohydrates that is being

eaten will broken down into
of food glucose in the bloodstream

• it raises the concentration of glucose in the blood by promoting

Glucagon glycogenolysis, produced by the alpha cells, found in the islets
Hormones of Langerhans, in the pancreas, from where it is released into
the bloodstream.

Insulin • Its role is to lower glucose levels in the bloodstream, Insulin is

Hormones released by the 'beta cells' in the islets of Langerhans in
response to food, in the pancreas
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GLUCOSE LEVEL
BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL
FOR NORMAL PERSON
Fasting blood sugar 70-99 mg/dl

2 hours post-prandial 120-140 mg/dl

Random blood glucose Below 200 mg/dl

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GLUCOSE LEVEL
Person having DM
example only:

Fasting blood sugar 127mg/dl

2 hours post-prandial 201 mg/dl

Random Blood Glucose 201 mg/dl

The results appear to be abnormal compare to a person that is

having a normal blood glucose level. It might because of type I
DM that is lack of insulin or type II DM that do not make enough
insulin.