Blood glucose is the amount of sugar that is transported through the blood system. The glucose travels to different body cells to be used for energy. It can either be stored in the cells for later use or be used right away. If it is used immediately, the body tries to maintain its sugar homeostasis by breaking down glycogen stores to turn into glucose. However, in some people this process does not work efficiently enough which causes their blood glucose to drop to an abnormal level. Normal blood glucose is between 70-100 mg/dL. If it falls below 70 mg/dL it is considered hypoglycemia, and if it is above 160 mg/dL is classified as hyperglycemia. In order for the body to control the fluctuation, the hormones insulin and glucagon are released.
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After consuming the 30 jellybeans, each subject also had an increase in their glucose levels, which resembled an increase in insulin levels. The body wanted to store this large amount of sugar for energy later and therefore released insulin to take the glucose and convert it into glycogen. Subjects one through four all witnessed a decrease in their levels at the 45 minute mark. However, subject five essentially stayed the same and subject six had a significant drop in glucose. The large drop in glucose represents a significant decrease of insulin production which would correspond to the fact that the body does not want to have high insulin levels during exercise. While exercising, the body wants to break down the glycogen into glucose for new energy since the muscles and other tissues have already used the available glucose. It could have been assumed that subject five's results would also have decreased; however, it actually increased by two mg/dL. At 60 minutes and beyond, subjects one through five all seemed to have a similar trend in their glucose levels due to the fact that a majority of the glucose had already been stored and the body could slow down the process. Nevertheless, subject six continued to increase their levels with more time after the initial drop. The hypothesis seemed to be accepted based on the data collected and the graph. However, the small sample size could be
After consuming the 30 jellybeans, each subject also had an increase in their glucose levels, which resembled an increase in insulin levels. The body wanted to store this large amount of sugar for energy later and therefore released insulin to take the glucose and convert it into glycogen. Subjects one through four all witnessed a decrease in their levels at the 45 minute mark. However, subject five essentially stayed the same and subject six had a significant drop in glucose. The large drop in glucose represents a significant decrease of insulin production which would correspond to the fact that the body does not want to have high insulin levels during exercise. While exercising, the body wants to break down the glycogen into glucose for new energy since the muscles and other tissues have already used the available glucose. It could have been assumed that subject five's results would also have decreased; however, it actually increased by two mg/dL. At 60 minutes and beyond, subjects one through five all seemed to have a similar trend in their glucose levels due to the fact that a majority of the glucose had already been stored and the body could slow down the process. Nevertheless, subject six continued to increase their levels with more time after the initial drop. The hypothesis seemed to be accepted based on the data collected and the graph. However, the small sample size could be