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Blood Glucose Regulation

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===About Blood Glucose Regulation===
:'''Blood glucose regulation''' is a type of [[homeostasis]].: '''Blood glucose regulation''' is controlled by the [[pancreas]].When the the [[concentration]] of [[glucose]] in the [[blood]] gets too high the [[pancreas]] releases [[insulin]] which causes:*[[Cell (Biology)|Cells]] to take in more [[glucose]] from the [[blood]].*The [[liver]] and [[muscle]]s to turn [[glucose]] into [[glycogen]] which is then stored in the [[liver]].*[[Glucose]] is converted into [[Lipid|fat]] in the [[Fatty Tissue|fatty tissue]] for storage.When the the [[concentration]] of [[glucose]] in the [[blood]] gets too low the [[pancreas]] releases [[glucagon]] which causes:*The [[liver]] to turn [[glycogen]] back into [[glucose]].*[[Lipid|Fat]]s to turn into [[glucose]].