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<blockquote data-quote="Shannon27" data-source="post: 2223316" data-attributes="member: 429571"><p>You probably already know this... but writing has helped me to figure it out <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p>The liver converts some of the sugar in the blood to glycogen and stores it. This is another type of glucose sugar. Glucagon (another hormone produced by the pancreas) is in charge of not letting the body's blood sugar levels getting too low. If they do, it stimulates the release of stored sugar from the liver into the bloodstream. A diabetic still produces glucagon, just because we don't produce insulin doesn't mean the pancreas is now little more than a useless floppy bit of tissue. It still regulates much of our body. </p><p>When you've been drinking, you liver is focused on filtering the alcohol out of your bloodstream. If you go low, it doesn't have the capacity to both filter AND dump sugar unfortunately.</p><p>Hope this helps?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shannon27, post: 2223316, member: 429571"] You probably already know this... but writing has helped me to figure it out :) The liver converts some of the sugar in the blood to glycogen and stores it. This is another type of glucose sugar. Glucagon (another hormone produced by the pancreas) is in charge of not letting the body's blood sugar levels getting too low. If they do, it stimulates the release of stored sugar from the liver into the bloodstream. A diabetic still produces glucagon, just because we don't produce insulin doesn't mean the pancreas is now little more than a useless floppy bit of tissue. It still regulates much of our body. When you've been drinking, you liver is focused on filtering the alcohol out of your bloodstream. If you go low, it doesn't have the capacity to both filter AND dump sugar unfortunately. Hope this helps? [/QUOTE]
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