Blood Glucose Homeostasis
by Minoucha Previlon

1. Blood glucose homeostasis is the process the body goes through in order to stabilize your blood glucose/sugar levels.
2. How the process looks in someone with normal blood sugar
2.1. Eat food
2.2. The food you consumed turns into sugar
2.3. Your blood sugar levels rise
2.4. Your body notices your blood sugar levels rising and wants it to go back to normal so your pancreatic beta cells, cells from your pancreas, sends out insulin
2.5. The insulin lowers the blood sugar by binding to the insulin receptors in your body because of this bind the glut 4 transporter allows for glucose to come into the cells. The insulin in your body also by promoting uptake of glucose in many cells. Additionally, fat cells and adipose tissue use the glucose in order to make fatty acids and glycogen.
2.5.1. The insulin also stimulates the liver which cause the liver to turn glucose to glycogen and fatty acids
2.5.2. Things like muscle burn the glucose for fuel
2.5.3. Fatty acids are made into fat
2.6. Cells in your body continue to use glucose so eventually your blood sugar levels go back to their normal number
2.6.1. Once this happens the liver turns the glycogen it made into glucose again