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To AF re: Glucose/Glycogen/GlucagonFrom: stedgar (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sat, 13 Apr 2002 01:54:46 -0700
Hi there :^) ~~ (In very basic terms: Every time you eat you add sugar to your bloodstream (for energy)...as does the liver and the pancreas. If you are on glucophage your liver stops adding glucose to your bloodstream...so that's less glucose in your bloodstream for the pancreas to "measure." The pancreas puts glucose into the bloodstream according to how much other glucose is already there. SO...if you've gone too long between meals, your pancreas goes into overdrive making insulin in order to make glucose to put into your bloodstream. Sounds a bit confusing, but basically...the more times you put your pancreas into overdrive, the worse it is for you in the long run--leading eventually to Type II diabetes (which I don't have.) THUS...if you eat smaller but more frequent meals there's always a slow steady rate of sugar in your system and the pancreas can work *evenly.* ~~ I think you got a bit confused while typing this, there are instances you state the pancreas puts glucose into the blood stream, but it doesn't. It puts out Glucagon and/or Glycogen :^) Terrie )O( Vancouver, BC Board of Directors, PCOSA of Canada PCOS@9, Dx@32 Hysterectomy 02/02/05 Met, Effexor, Herbs & Anti-Candida
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