Question

How can the use of glucose lead to protein degradation?

Answer 1

• Protein does increase insulin, but at different levels
• food proteins differ in their ability to stimulate insulin release.
• Meals that were higher in the amino acid leucine have more stable blood sugar levels.
• Protein requires insulin for metabolism, but has minimal effects on blood glucose levels.

• In well-controlled diabetes, large amounts of protein have the potential to contribute to glucose production, minimally increase blood glucose levels, and require additional small amounts of insulin.

For a Normal person don't have diabetics

• During digestion, body breaks down protein into individual amino acids, which are absorbed into bloodstream.

• higher levels of amino acids signal the pancreas to produce the hormones glucagon and insulin.
• Insulin stimulates muscle cells to take up amino acids
• glucagon causes liver to release stored sugar.
• As a result, blood sugar levels remain stable after protein consumption.

• people with type 1 diabetes don't produce insulin,
• But pancreas still secretes glucagon when amino acids appear in the blood.
• When there is no insulin to balance the glucagon, blood sugar levels rise as the liver releases stored sugar.
• this rise in blood sugar occurs gradually over several hours and increases if we ate an equivalent amount of carbohydrates.