question of the week

[Guest guest]

The natural insulin our body produces is ___ as potent as the synthetic

human insulin we inject.

1. Is the same potency

2. 5x as potent

3. 10x as potent

4. 20x as potent

5. 25x as potent

The Insulin that our body makes is 25 times as concentrated as the insulin

that we inject. That is one of the reasons why our body also makes glucagon.

Glucagon is much less potent than insulin and is secreted in larger amounts

to prevent blood glucose from dropping too low in response to secreted

insulin.

Amylin, which is produced in the same beta cells of the pancreas, also has a

regulatory effect on glucagon, and helps fine tune the ratio of glucagon and

concentrated insulin.

Diabetes Solution Revised and Updated: Little Brown Publisher 2003 pg235-236

[Guest guest]

The insulin our bodies make (or did make) is also timed perfectly for when it's

needed, and is also delivered directly into the bloodstream and gone within I

believe seven minutes, or some very short span of time similar to that. And now

it's also 25 times as potent as what we inject?

I find that amazing. No wonder it's so hard to control blood sugars manually.

Jen

question of the week

The natural insulin our body produces is ___ as potent as the synthetic

human insulin we inject.

1. Is the same potency

2. 5x as potent

3. 10x as potent

4. 20x as potent

5. 25x as potent

The Insulin that our body makes is 25 times as concentrated as the insulin

that we inject. That is one of the reasons why our body also makes glucagon.

Glucagon is much less potent than insulin and is secreted in larger amounts

to prevent blood glucose from dropping too low in response to secreted

insulin.

Amylin, which is produced in the same beta cells of the pancreas, also has a

regulatory effect on glucagon, and helps fine tune the ratio of glucagon and

concentrated insulin.

Diabetes Solution Revised and Updated: Little Brown Publisher 2003 pg235-236