Question

Diabetes is a metabolic disorder in regulating blood glucose levels and results in hyperglycemia. Inulin and glucagon are two important hormones secreted by the pancreas to control our blood glucose level.

Write a short essay discussing:

a homeostasis in the human body;

b the role of inulin and glucagon in blood glucose homeostasis;

c the development of diabetes by applying the concept of homeostatic disorder.

Answer 1

Answer:

a). Mainitanance of constant internal environment of the body is called homeostasis. Insuling converts excess levels of blood glucose into glycogen and store it in the body. When the body is in starvation (lack of glucose) of blood glucose, then glucagon digests glycogen into glucose and thereby maintain the concentration of glucose in the blood. Thus two hormones released from pancreas regulate blood glucose levels and maintain homeostasis.

When insulin is not secreted properly, consequently glucose is not converted into glycogen and then the blood glucose levels increase, which causes diabetes.