Pancreas Lab Report

Being able to control and maintain appropriate amounts of glucose in the bloodstream is vital to the functioning of many systems within the body. Without adequate amounts of glucose, skeletal muscles cannot function properly, vision becomes disturbed, headaches and moodiness can occur, and the brain has a difficult time functioning properly. On the other hand, excessive amounts of glucose within the bloodstream can cause nerve damage, blindness, cardiovascular issues in the lower extremities, and kidney malfunctions. The pancreas is the main organ in the body that helps to regulate blood glucose levels within the body, releasing insulin when levels are high and glucagon when levels are low. In this experiment, we were interested to see how exercise impacted the body’s
Once 70% APMHR was reached in the two exercising subjects, they too sat down. For the next sixty minutes, blood glucose levels were tested every ten minutes, using a lancet and blood glucose analyzer. Our results showed that the subjects who ingested the water (W&E and W&R) had blood glucose levels that remained the same over the course of the experiment, with W&E decreasing slightly. The subject who ingested the glucose and did not exercise (G&R) had blood glucose levels that continued to dramatically increase over the sixty minutes. Likewise, the subject who ingested the glucose and exercised (G&E) had a major increase in blood glucose throughout the experiment. However, G&E blood glucose levels were much lower than the G&R levels. To no surprise, the ingestion of glucose causes blood glucose levels to rise. However, exercise is able to perform similarly to insulin and decrease glucose levels in the bloodstream. This information shows the significance exercise can have on regulating blood glucose levels, providing possible treatment alternatives for individuals unable to control blood glucose