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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oldvatr" data-source="post: 2486362" data-attributes="member: 196898">I think Bolus is an appropriate term to describe the Phase 1 Insulin Response"Why is it called a bolus?In digestion, a bolus (from Latin bolus, "ball") is a ball-like mixture of food and saliva that forms in the mouth during the process of chewing (which is largely an adaptation for plant-eating mammals).""Definition of basal ; of or relating to the foundation, base, or essence : fundamental ; b · of, relating to, or being essential for maintaining the fundamental .."Tnis soft ball with saliva is actually responsible for triggering the amylase enzyme which in turn triggers the P#1 response normally in humans.  The P#1 dose that results is usually capable of returning homeostasis after a meal in non diabetics.  But the liver will provide support to maintain this homeostasis,, and so requires insulin to allow either storage or use of glucose in the blood supply which is a basal function.The research paper itself uses these terms.</blockquote>

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