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Calculating the Glycemic Index using an AUC Glucose/Blood curve?
Does anyone know the mathematics to calculate the Glycemic Index using a AUC Glucose/Blood curve? Is there an article documenting the process? I understand that algebra and integral calculus is ...
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How is the glycemic index computed from a blood sugar curve?
The definition of the glycemic index is often given as the area under curve (AUC) of their two-hour blood sugar response. However, it's essentially meant to be a measure of whether food causes a fast ...
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How much does 10g of glucose raise the blood glucose level?
If you would calculate it:
~5 liters of blood = 50 deciliters
10g glucose = 10000 milligram
so the glucose level raises by 10000mg/50dl = 200mg/dl
However, it is known that ingesting 10g glucose ...
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Why is sugar absorbed very fast into the blood stream?
Recently, I heard from a pregnant person I know that immediately after she eats something sugary/sweet, the baby starts kicking and moving around, as if reacting to the sugar. She told me (...
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Source of blood glucose during starvation [closed]
During starvation there is many source for glucose such as pyruvate, lactate, amino acids (except leucine and lysine) and glycerol from triglycerides but what is the major source of blood glucose ?
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What are the differences between how glucagon and cortisol work to increase blood sugar?
As I understand it, both cortisol and glucagon cause an increase in blood sugar concentrations. However, I don't understand how they work differently or why they work separately. I would be very ...
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