Ask the Brain! :)

In the News - 22 Nov: Barry Bonds Mitt Romney Rupert Murdoch Santa Claus Pearl Harbor

Topic: Blood Sugar

Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

Appearance:

Muscular

Personality:

Nervous, Easily addicted

Currently has on their coffee table:

Men's Health magazine

Favorite body part(s):

Heart, Lungs, Eyes

Favorite food(s):

Vegetarian

Ultimate fantasy(s):

Having severe anorexia

Medical note(s):

Uses laxatives, Taking weight loss pills, Taking Prozac

Favorite drink(s):

Milk, Lemonade

Worst habit(s):

Drinking, Smoking, Taking Ecstasy

Favorite quote(s):

"Fill what's empty , empty what's full, and scratch where it itches." - the Duchess of Windsor, when asked what is the secret of a long and happy life
"There is no sincerer love than the love of food." - George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Expert Talk

The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.

Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer

As sugars and starches in the food you eat get digested in your gut and absorbed into the body as glucose, blood glucose and insulin levels rise.
Diabetes People suffering from diabetes need to control their blood sugar levels by balancing the amount of sugar in their diet with insulin injections.
Diabetic patients should have blood sugar monitored if lipoic acid is to be taken as it is known to improve sugar metabolism and may change insulin needs.

Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster

These sugars are absorbed so readily that placing honey under your tongue will cause an increase in blood sugar practically identical to injecting it intravenously.
High blood sugars may damage the blood vessels in the retina of the eye causing retinopathy.

Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator

Chromium is vital to blood sugar control and works closely with insulin in facilitating the uptake of glucose into cells.
Researchers are trying to perfect a system that would automatically measure blood sugar and relay the results to an insulin pump, thereby creating what is essentially an artificial pancreas.
Sudden elevation of blood sugar causes a very quick rise in the levels of the hormone insulin produced by the pancreas.

User Talk

Comments from our users:

Got a question? Got an answer? Let's hear it!

Pass this on!

Your friends really should know a little more about Blood Sugar, don't you think?

This is a satirical computer-generated website. By using this site, you agree to abide by our terms and conditions.