Relationship Between Potassium and Body Response to Insulin in Hypoxic Environment
Abstract
In recent years, the study of the effects of insulin on potassium has become a major focus of scientific research. Given the importance of hemoglobin and the effects it causes and oxygen deficiency, it has become necessary to evaluate the effects on the body caused by these parameters (insulin, potassium, hemoglobin). The relationship remains limited and vague for many due to the lack of adequate investigation and study. Therefore aim , this research aims to study the relationship between potassium and the body's response to insulin in cases of oxygen deficiency .This study was conducted to demonstrate the relationship between potassium and the body's response to insulin in conditions of oxygen deficiency, method and to analyze the data and display its statistics based on records taken from Al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in Al-Muthanna Governorate with the legal approval of the hospital administration and the consent of the patients, as the patients' information was used for research and study purposes only. These factors (hemoglobin, potassium, and random sugar) were studied for each patient. 52 samples were taken, including women and men, and the results, showed that there is a relationship between the aforementioned factors, as it became clear that patients who had a very high blood sugar level also had high potassium levels, and it was found that hemoglobin levels were low, which means that low hemoglobin levels affect insulin sensitivity, and high potassium helps the pancreas secrete insulin. A woman was found to have high blood sugar of 329 g/dl, potassium of 5.2 and normal hemoglobin levels, which is attributed to other causes that affect women. High potassium also helps the pancreas secrete insulin. Eight people were found to have high blood sugar and abnormal hemoglobin levels, as they suffer from anemia. Most of them were men, and their potassium levels ranged between almost normal and very high, because when blood sugar rises, potassium rises to help or maintain the body in keeping sugar at its normal level. Low hemoglobin also affects insulin sensitivity. A woman was also found to have high blood sugar of 226 g/dl, a low hemoglobin level of 7.8 g/dl and a potassium level of 6.2, which confirms our study. There are six people with pre-diabetes and we find that potassium is high and hemoglobin levels are low as they suffer from anemia. There is also a man who suffers from a slight increase in sugar 190 g/dl and a normal potassium level of 4.9 and a hemoglobin level of 12.6. This can be attributed to other causes of diabetes or eating shortly before the sugar test. Normal sugar There are 11 patients with high potassium and normal sugar levels except for 2 who have normal hemoglobin levels. Only potassium is high, which may be attributed to other causes or their levels are almost normal. It has become clear to us that the lack of oxygen resulting from anemia affects the pancreas' insulin sensitivity, so the blood sugar level rises. Potassium also works to maintain normal insulin levels in the blood, so it can be used as a treatment for diabetes.
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