Glucagon was a naturally-occurring hormone in Humans. Administered as a drug, glucagon was used to treat hypoglycemia or beta-blocker overdoses. Glucagon caused glycogenolysis, a breakdown of glycogen stored in the liver into glucose. In 2024, Doctor Bashir tried to get Lee some GlucaGen (a trade name brand of glucagon widely available in the 20th and 21st century). (DS9: "Past Tense, Part II")
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| - Glucagon was a naturally-occurring hormone in Humans. Administered as a drug, glucagon was used to treat hypoglycemia or beta-blocker overdoses. Glucagon caused glycogenolysis, a breakdown of glycogen stored in the liver into glucose. In 2024, Doctor Bashir tried to get Lee some GlucaGen (a trade name brand of glucagon widely available in the 20th and 21st century). (DS9: "Past Tense, Part II")
- If the blood glucose level drops too low, the Islets of Langerhans cells sense this, and glucagon is secreted from the pancreas. This makes the liver release glucose into the blood, and the liver also breaks down glycogen stored inside its cells. Other cells may also release glucose into the bloodstream.
- Glucagon and insulin, in a healthy animal, form an equilibrium that regulates blood sugar levels. In a diabetic, the equilibrium mechanism is often seriously skewed or completely broken. The hormone is used at times for hypoglycemia treatment, since it causes the liver to release its stores of glycogen, which the body turns into glucose. Treating hypoglycemia with glucagon will be unsuccessful if the liver's glycogen stores are depleted, because there would be nothing available for release. Glucagon release at low, or fast-dropping blood sugar levels is known as Somogyi rebound.
- Glucagon is available (by prescription in the US and UK) as a Glucagon Emergency Kit. The kit is held on hand by insulin dependent diabetics and people with hypoglycemic tendencies. The glucagon is in a powered form, and a syringe with saline is included. The saline is injected into the vial of powder to reconstitute the solution, then the solution is drawn back up and injected subq, IM, or IV. 1 mg is the standard dose, though 0.5 mg is effective for many people.
- Glucagon is a hormone secreted by the pancreas that increases the blood glucose level by stimulating the liver to change glycogen to glucose. It opposes the actions of insulin and is used to reverse hypoglycemic reactions and insulin shock. It prevents blood sugar from falling too low during periods between meals when glucose can easily be recovered from digestion of sugars and starches. Patients suffering from hypoglycemia usually lack adequate production of glucagon and as a result their blood sugar tends to fall continuously if they do not eat.
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| - Glucagon was a naturally-occurring hormone in Humans. Administered as a drug, glucagon was used to treat hypoglycemia or beta-blocker overdoses. Glucagon caused glycogenolysis, a breakdown of glycogen stored in the liver into glucose. In 2024, Doctor Bashir tried to get Lee some GlucaGen (a trade name brand of glucagon widely available in the 20th and 21st century). (DS9: "Past Tense, Part II")
- If the blood glucose level drops too low, the Islets of Langerhans cells sense this, and glucagon is secreted from the pancreas. This makes the liver release glucose into the blood, and the liver also breaks down glycogen stored inside its cells. Other cells may also release glucose into the bloodstream.
- Glucagon and insulin, in a healthy animal, form an equilibrium that regulates blood sugar levels. In a diabetic, the equilibrium mechanism is often seriously skewed or completely broken. The hormone is used at times for hypoglycemia treatment, since it causes the liver to release its stores of glycogen, which the body turns into glucose. Treating hypoglycemia with glucagon will be unsuccessful if the liver's glycogen stores are depleted, because there would be nothing available for release. Glucagon release at low, or fast-dropping blood sugar levels is known as Somogyi rebound.
- Glucagon is available (by prescription in the US and UK) as a Glucagon Emergency Kit. The kit is held on hand by insulin dependent diabetics and people with hypoglycemic tendencies. The glucagon is in a powered form, and a syringe with saline is included. The saline is injected into the vial of powder to reconstitute the solution, then the solution is drawn back up and injected subq, IM, or IV. 1 mg is the standard dose, though 0.5 mg is effective for many people.
- Glucagon is a hormone secreted by the pancreas that increases the blood glucose level by stimulating the liver to change glycogen to glucose. It opposes the actions of insulin and is used to reverse hypoglycemic reactions and insulin shock. It prevents blood sugar from falling too low during periods between meals when glucose can easily be recovered from digestion of sugars and starches. Patients suffering from hypoglycemia usually lack adequate production of glucagon and as a result their blood sugar tends to fall continuously if they do not eat.
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