Question

1 Visit a doctor an
Under what conditions does a patient need to be on a drip of
glucose?
Till when does a patient need to be given glucose?
How does glucose help the patient recover?
Write the answers in your notebook.
2. Find out what vitamins are and get the following information.
Why are vitamins necessary in the diet?
( Which fruits or vegetables should be eaten regularly to get
vitamins?
Winte a one-page note on the information collected by you. You may take
help of a doctor, a dietician, your teacher or any other person, or from
any other source.
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Answer 1

Answer:

(a) Glucose is the most absorb-able form of carbohydrate.

Any other carbohydrate breaks down to glucose before absorption by the blood vessels and finally by blood.

Therefore, it provides instant energy.

(b) When the patient suffers from hypoglycemia, they need to be on drip of glucose.

Hypoglycemia is a condition, where blood glucose level goes down below normal and patient feels very weak.

This can occur due to less intake of carbohydrates, problems with breakdown of complex form of carbohydrate to simpler form, any factor preventing absorption of glucose by blood or may be due to severe blood loss.

(c) A patient needs to be on glucose drip,till normal blood glucose level returns or he / she is able to intake food properly.