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Pancreatic Islet Disorders: Diabetes and Hyperinsulinism
Glucose and Insulin Levels
Insulin rises in healthy adults as glucose intake increases.
Graph depicting glucose metabolism over the course of a day. The x-axis is time, with labels for each hour of the day (and indications of when breakfast, lunch, and dinner occurred). The y-axis is a measure of blood glucose in milligrams per deciliter. The trend lines show a spike in blood glucose and insulin immediately after each meal, with greater spikes for sucrose-rich food than for starch-rich food.
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"Principles of Biochemistry/Glucose,Glycogen and Diabetes."
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