I know stress induces hyperglycemia. How does acute infection cause hyperglycemia?
2007-04-17 20:37:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Infection causes it in a similar way to how stress induces hyperglycaemia.
Infection / stress / inflammation / etc activates the body's stress response.
The adrenal glands release glucocorticoids as well as catacholamines.
The cortisol released causes:
- elevated blood sugars
- increased amino acids in the blood
- mobilization of white blood cells
all a sort of "make things available for repair and patch up" process
2007-04-17 20:43:35 · answer #1 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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I know stress induces hyperglycemia. How does acute infection cause hyperglycemia?
2015-08-06 17:23:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋