Systems Diabetes
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Our body is preparing to run, fight or prepare for another event right away. The system, which prepares us, is the sympathetic branch autonomic nervous system. After we evaluate our situation, the endocrine system extends the state of preparation as well as our nervous system provided immediately. This keeps us ready for the activity.
We control our body through a series of "on-off" switches called negative feedback systems. If a control mechanism for speeds us another mechanism of control slows activity to down. The nervous system uses the autonomic Branch to provide negative feedback that keeps our homeostasis. The other branch of the autonomic nervous system that slows us down is the parasympathetic branch. The sympathetic branch is one that prepares you for flight, fright and Frolic "answer. The sympathetic branch does not know which of these three projects, prepares the body to respond to. It is your mental reasoning to assess the situation and selected accordingly.
For example, if the danger passes the parasympathetic branch begins to return your body to express its "relaxed". If you want to compare with the rate of glucose in your body thinks that glucose provides each cell that makes your muscles. The muscles that you may need to run away from danger. Your body immediately starts to dump glucose into the blood by the liver to supply each cell with glucose for producing ATP, a chemical very important high-energy used to help muscles contract properly.
When the danger is past, insulin can return any excess glucose (above the amount that you normally use for functions of every day) back to the storage centers of the body for later use. This process is part of something much larger called homeostasis. Your body has a normal concentration of glucose blood. The glucose level fluctuates slightly above and below the normal value. The body attempts to regulate the normal values for any associated life is homeostasis? We return to the saga of homeostasis in diabetes often.
Jim
Born and raised in Michigan. Graduated Kalamazoo College 1960 and Michigan Rackham Graduate in 1964. Life long interest in diabetic research and education. Retired to Salem, South Carolina on Lake Keowee five years ago. Married my wife Connie ten years ago. Five adult children between us. Active in the Salem Lions Club. Love to fish, bird watching, hiking, swimming, gardening and travel. I am instrument rated in SEL aircraft and enjoyed flying for years. Taught Aviation Physiology for years and lectured at Aviation Seminars and CAP organizations on Aviation Safety. You can reach me at 864-944-0779 (H) or 864-985-3394 (C)