Some diabetics inject insulin after a meal.

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Some diabetics inject insulin after a meal. Diabetics may carry a blood monitor to test the amount of glucose in the blood. Diabetics are recommended to eat starchy food like pasta. The graph shows the concentration of glucose in the blood of two People. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Some diabetics inject insulin after a meal.

Diabetics may carry a blood monitor to test the amount of glucose in the blood.

Diabetics are recommended to eat starchy food like pasta.

The graph shows the concentration of glucose in the blood of twoPeople.

Each person ate 75grams of glucose at 1.0 hours.

Which person is diabetic?

When would you expect person A to have high levels of insulin in the blood?

A Glucagon

B Glycogen

D Insulin

E Glucose

C Liver

F Pancreas

1 Is a store of glucose

2 Stores glucose

3 Triggers glucose storage

4 Releases insulin and glucagon

5 Triggers glucose release

6 Needed for respiration