Fasting and Postprandial Blood Sugar Quiz
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What stimulates the release of the hormone glucagon in the fasting state?

  • Presence of insulin
  • Stimulation of glycogen synthesis
  • Decrease in blood glucose levels (correct)
  • Increase in blood glucose levels

    • What does glucagon do in the fasting state to raise plasma glucose levels?

  • Accelerates glycogenolysis, stimulates gluconeogenesis, and inhibits glycogen synthesis (correct)
  • Inhibits glycogenolysis, inhibits gluconeogenesis, and accelerates glycogen synthesis
  • Stimulates insulin secretion
  • Decreases glucose production

    • What is the main purpose of the fasting plasma glucose test?

  • To screen for diabetes mellitus and other disorders of glucose metabolism (correct)
  • To monitor heart rate
  • To measure insulin levels
  • To monitor cholesterol levels

    • In diabetes, what allows persistently high glucose levels?

    <p>Absence or deficiency of insulin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aids in the determination of insulin requirements in patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus?

    <p>Fasting plasma glucose test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of the fasting plasma glucose test?

    <p>To screen for diabetes mellitus and other disorders of glucose metabolism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What stimulates the release of the hormone glucagon in the fasting state?

    <p>Decrease in blood glucose levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does glucagon do in the fasting state to raise plasma glucose levels?

    <p>Accelerates glycogenolysis, stimulates gluconeogenesis, and inhibits glycogen synthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aids in the determination of insulin requirements in patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus?

    <p>Fasting plasma glucose test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In diabetes, what allows persistently high glucose levels?

    <p>Absence or deficiency of insulin</p> Signup and view all the answers

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