Question

What does blood sugar level mean?

Answer 1

Blood sugar level:

1. The amount of glucose in the blood is referred to as blood sugar level.
2. After fasting for at least 8 hours, a normal person should have 100 mg/dL.
3. Two hours after eating, it should be 140 mg/dL.
4. Diabetes is a metabolic disorder characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels for an extended length of time.
5. Hyperglycemia:

• When there is a high blood sugar level.
• Insulin increases glycogenesis and lipogenesis in various body cells thereby reducing sugar levels.

6. Hypoglycemia:

• When the blood glucose level falls below normal.
• Glucagon increases it by inducing glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis in hepatocytes.