Is glucose getting to your brain in hypoglycemia?
I know in hyperglycemia the glucose is floating in the blood and isn’t getting into the brain thats why people feel confused often. But in hypoglycemia, the brain should have plenty of glucose because it is stored in the brain and elsewhere thats why the bloood glucose levels are low. Anyone agree with me? why not?
No. Hypoglycemia means there is not enough glucose in the blood or in storage, either, so the brain is starving. That is why hypos are dangerous. If there was any glucose in storage, the body would’ve have released it already to bring the levels back to normal.
No. Hypoglycemia means there is not enough glucose in the blood or in storage, either, so the brain is starving. That is why hypos are dangerous. If there was any glucose in storage, the body would’ve have released it already to bring the levels back to normal.
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The brain is getting some glucose, just not enough. And if it’s low enough then the brain will die.
There is no stored glucose in the brain. There are glycogen stores in the liver which can be released, usually by giving a dose of glucagon.
In hyperglycemia people become "confused" due to acid-base imbalance from DKA. Basically the elevated blood sugar for so long causes the body’s chemistry to go way out of whack and the brain does not like this.
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