The Effect Of Glucose On Blood Glucose Levels

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Glucose metabolism is primordial for the correct functioning of the body, an equilibrium in its levels could lead to diseases and ultimately death. Glucose is used as energy source for muscle contraction as its breakdown produce ATP (Chen et al., 2010). Blood glucose levels (BGL) are regulated by hormones produced in the pancreas; Insulin (Perelis et al., 2015) and Glucagon (Tirosh, 2014), which work together to maintain healthy levels in the body.

Insulin promote glucose uptake from the blood into muscle and fat to be converted into glycogen and used as energy reservoir. Insulin therefore, lowers BGL in its presence. Glucagon, in the other hand promote glycogen breakdown to ensure glucose release, that then will be used as ATP source to allow energy expenditure by the body (Chen et al., 2010).

Exercise post ingestion of a meal decrease glucose levels and block endogenous glucose production, as glucose is used as ATP source to allow muscle contraction. BGL decrease faster in individuals that experience exercise compared to individuals who don’t (Jeukendrup et al., 1999).

In the present experiment the effect of exercise on blood glucose levels after a meal will be investigated. It is expected that after the ...

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...l glucose metabolism among men and women in all age groups (Basu et al., 2006). Dietary habits may also play an important role in glucose homeostasis. A regular diet that is rich in protein could affect the secretion of insulin and glucagon, and could affect gluconeogenesis and blood glucose levels(Linn et al., 2000).

In conclusion, we have presented data that supports that exercise post-ingestion of a high glucose loaded meal decrease the blood glucose levels compared to the glucose levels of the individuals who rested as seen in figure 1. This could be basis for further research regarding glucose homeostasis. Future studies are need to elucidate the mechanism by which glucose is metabolized in recovery time and how insulin and glucagon hormones control this.

but augments its utilization during subsequent exercise. Journal of Applied Physiology, 99, 707-714.

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