GlucaGen

Question: Diabetics on insulin: Do you have a GlucaGen HypoKit for emergencies? I do. I also have certificates for $25 a prescription for one if anybody is interested. MadsKat: NICE! Mine paid all but a $25 copay, then the certificate covered that too.

Answer: thanks but the insurance paid for the whole thing.

Question: Does anyone know where I can get a glucagen kit in Canada? the NovoNordisk GulcaGen Hypo kit.

Answer: You should be able to get glucagon in any pharmacy. This is a diabetic's emergency kit. But it will be kept behind a counter and you will have to ask for it.

Question: how does glucagen not afffect any other cells apart from the liver?

Answer: Liver cells (hepatocytes) have a receptor on their cell membrane surface for glucagon. Other cells do not. Rule is - no cell receptor for a specific hormone then those cells do not respond to the hormone and are not affected.

Question: How to treat a combative diabetic? I've been stuck panicking and trying to reason with a diabetic in severe hypoglycemia who barely had the reasoning ability of a 4 year old. What would be the safest method for subduing a combative diabetic adult long enough to administer glucagen? Safest for them, not me:P

Answer: That happened with my mom and dad one time. My dad (he and I are both type I) had a blood sugar in the 20s and was just not coherent and my mom couldn't get him to do anything. She called an ambulance, the paramedics administered the glucagon, and they got him back to normal without even having to take him to the hospital. That is your best bet.

Question: Should those who suffer from Type 1 Diabetes be entitled to Lucozade on prescription from the NHS? To a type 1 diabetic, there are two medications which are generally issued on a repeat prescription. One is insulin, and the other is glucagen. Insulin is used to bring down blood sugars when they are high (hyperglycemia), while glucagen is used to raise blood sugars when they drop dangerously low (hypoglycemia) - a potentially life threatenning situation. Most diabetics, following the advice of their doctor, also keep a supply of Lucozade in the house, as it's a quick and easy way to fix hypoglycemia, quickly boosting the body's blood sugars without the need to resort to injecting themselves with glucagen. As this is an approach that's recommended by doctors, it could be argued that Lucozade is recognised as vital medicine, as important to diabetes sufferers as Insulin and Glucagen. So with this in mind, should Lucozade be avialable to diabetics on prescription from the NHS?

Answer: I think it is not necessary. You could buy sugar laden food, like chocolates, etc. and this is good also for hypoglycemia.

Question: about respiration and physiology? 1 Match the following statements with the correct phrase. 1. an increase in the blood sugar concentration will.... 2. an increase in blood insulin concentration will... 3. under "fasting" conditions, cellular uptake of glucose... 4. a decrease in the blood sugar concentration under fasting conditions will... #1 possible answers: A. is minimal B. is maximal C. stimulate cellular transport of glucose from the extracellular fluid D. inhibit cellular transport of glucose from extracellular fluid F. stimulate secretion of the endocrine hormone insulin G. stimulate secretion of the endocrine hormone glucagen #2 True or false: anaerobic respiration occurs in white muscle fibers even in presence of adequate oxygen. (I am thinking it is true) #3 Following a meal, H+ secretion by stomach by epithelial cells increases H+ concentration of stomach fluid to 0.01 moles/liter, what is the pH of the stomach fluid (answer must be a single digit value)? #4 A facilitated diffusion membrane transport mechanism for glucose transport would be expected to be located in which cellular membrane of a small intestine mucosal epithelial cell? possible choices for #4: serosal surface plasma membrane, mucosal surface plasma membrane, rough endoplasmic reticulum, smooth endoplasmic reticulum (I am thinking the answer for #4 is the 2nd or 4th choice)

Answer: I'm in the SAME class as you.. for #4 it is the Mucosal Surface Plasma Membrane.. According to the teachers drawing but I was unable to find anything in the lecture notes that verified that completely.. That's what I'm leaning towards.

Question: What are the roles of insulin and glucagen in a runners body before and during a race? Could you please tell me What are the roles of insulin and glucagen in a runners body before and during a race? Thanks

Answer: First of all,insulin is hormone that "tells" glucose to go into the cells in order to produce from it energy.Glucagon is a hormone that "tells" our liver and muscles to convert stored glycogen into glucose. So what happens in a runners body is very simple...before the race their body produces insulin as "normal" (By normal, i means if you are sitting on a chair you produces less insulin then riding a bike). During a race there is an increased production of insulin(caused by the body's need to energy.When the glucose runs out the runners body starts to produce glucagon,this act fills up the blood with glucose.And again the insulin "tells" glucose to go into the cells so that the runners could have Enough energy to continue running.