Rapid increase in the blood sugar level of a patient can be immediately reduced by |
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a) |
Injecting insulin intravenously |
b) |
Injecting insulin intramuscularly |
c) |
Administering gucagon intravenously |
d) |
Consuming large quantity of insulin tablets |
Rapid increase in the blood sugar level of a patient can be immediately reduced by |
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a) |
Injecting insulin intravenously |
b) |
Injecting insulin intramuscularly |
c) |
Administering gucagon intravenously |
d) |
Consuming large quantity of insulin tablets |
(b)
Diabetes mellitus results from either hyposecretion or hypoactivity of insulin. When insulin is absent or deficient blood sugar level remain high after a meal because glucose is enable to enter most its cells. Circulating insulin lowers blood sugar level by enhancing membrane transport of glucose into body cells especially muscle and fat cells.