8 Questions
What is the major macronutrient in most human diets?
Carbohydrates
What is used to absorb glucose into enterocytes?
Free energy of the sodium gradient
What does the glycemic index measure?
The effect of ingesting a standard amount of carbohydrate on blood glucose
What benefits have been associated with low GI/GL diets?
Improved blood glucose control
What does the glucose tolerance test measure?
The response to a carbohydrate load
What can hyperglycemia cause?
Non-enzymatic glycation of proteins, leading to AGE accumulation
What does glycated hemoglobin give a good indication of?
Average blood glucose in a patient
What causes Type I diabetes mellitus?
Autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic β cells
Study Notes
- Carbohydrates are the major macronutrient in most human diets.
- Glucose is absorbed into enterocytes using the free energy of the sodium gradient.
- Glycaemic index measures the effect of ingesting a standard amount of carbohydrate on blood glucose.
- Low GI/GL diets have been associated with several benefits.
- Glucose tolerance test measures the response to a glucose load.
- Hyperglycaemia can cause non-enzymatic glycation of proteins, leading to AGE accumulation.
- Glycated haemoglobin gives a good indication of average glycaemia in a patient.
- Type I diabetes mellitus is caused by autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic β cells.
- Type II diabetes mellitus is caused by a combination of insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion.
- In the fed state, glucose uptake by many tissues.
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