KROK 1 2016 – Question 62 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus has been administered insulin. After a certain period of time the patient developed fatigue, irritability, excessive sweating. What is the main mechanism of such presentations developing?
- A. Increased glycogenolysis
- B. Increased ketogenesis
- C. Decreased glyconeogenesis
- D. Increased lipogenesis
- E. Carbohydrate starvation of the brain
Hint
Think about what insulin does to blood glucose and which tissue is the most sensitive to a falling glucose supply and would show fatigue and irritability first.
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