Waec Model Questions Vol1 2017 Biology Question 11
Practice objective / multiple choice question 11 from the 2017 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.
A diabetic patient's fasting blood glucose is 5 mmol/L. After a meal it rises to 9 mmol/L. Insulin secretion increases glucose uptake at a rate of 0.8 mmol L⁻¹ h⁻¹, while glucagon secretion decreases uptake (i.e., raises glucose) at 0.2 mmol L⁻¹ h⁻¹. A basal metabolic consumption of glucose of 0.1 mmol L⁻¹ h⁻¹ operates at all times. Insulin effect begins 30 min after the meal and glucagon effect begins 1 h after the meal. Assuming the rates remain constant, what is the blood‑glucose concentration (in mmol L⁻¹) 3 h after the meal?
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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2017 Biology Question 11. It is a objective / multiple choice question from the 2017 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.
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