SharpkopLife Sciences P1 · Homeostasis in humans
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A researcher tested two groups of eight adults each. One group was healthy and the other group had diabetes. Each person drank a glucose solution containing 75 g of glucose. Blood was tested before the drink and again after 60 and 90 minutes.
Normal blood glucose: 3,9 to 5,6 mmol/ℓ.
Normal insulin 60 minutes after glucose ingestion: 18 to 276 mU/ℓ.
Time after drink (minutes): 0 | 60 | 90
Group P, average blood glucose (mmol/ℓ): 7,2 | 9,4 | 9,1
Group P, average blood insulin (mU/ℓ): 3 | 2 | 2
Group Q, average blood glucose (mmol/ℓ): 4,6 | 6,4 | 4,7
Group Q, average blood insulin (mU/ℓ): 9 | 150 | 112
3.3.31 mark
Look at the results in the table. Which group, P or Q, consists of the people with healthy blood glucose control? Write only the letter.
NSCBased on Nov 2024 · Paper 1 · Q3.3.3
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