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In your PANCREAS, there are endocrine cell clusters called Islets of Langerhans
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​it has alpha and beta cells
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it makes the hormones: INSULIN + GLUCAGON
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*Note: Normal blood glucose level= 0.1%
When Blood Glucose is HIGH....
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Beta cells release INSULIN into blood
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liver converts glucose into storage form which is glycogen
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this makes the body cells permeable to glucose
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@ norm
When Blood Glucose is LOW....
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Alpha cells release GLUCAGON into blood
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liver converts the storage, glycogen into usuable stuff, glucose
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@ norm
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