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Q.Normal Glucose values in blood :

(a) 70 - 110 mg/dL
(b) 70 - 100 mg/dL
(c) 110 - 140 mg/dL
(d) 80 - 120 mg/dL
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Normal fasting blood glucose in a healthy person is about 70-110 mg/dL, maintained by the balance of insulin and glucagon.

Blood glucose level is tightly regulated by hormones from the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas:

  • Insulin (from beta cells) lowers blood glucose by promoting its uptake into cells and conversion to glycogen (glycogenesis).
  • Glucagon (from alpha cells) raises blood glucose by promoting glycogen breakdown (glycogenolysis) and glucose synthesis (gluconeogenesis). …

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