What is Glucagon?

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Dr. Eric Berg

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🗓️ 9 April 2019

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Dr. Berg talks about Glucagon. The pancreas has two cells called Beta cells that make insulin and alpha cells which make another hormone called glucagon. Glucagon basically opposes insulin which means insulin lowers blood sugar and glucagon raises it by breaking down glycogen which is stored sugar in the liver. Glucagon also makes new glucose if it needs to and that process is called gluconeogenesis.

Ways on How Glucagon Raises Blood Sugar:

1. Break down glycogen

2. Makes new glucose (Glyconeogenesis)

3. Activates fat release

4. Inhibits fat storage

5. Increases bile release

What Triggers Glucagon:

1. Lower blood glucose or lower insulin

2. Amino Acids (Moderate amount)

3. Exercise – The more exhaustive it is, the more triggering up to 4 to 5x.

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0:00.0	So if you guys have any questions whatsoever about keto or in a minute fasting,
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0:17.4	That's 540299-1557.
0:21.0	That's 54099-155.
0:21.6	Welcome to the Dr. Berg, Healthy Kito and Intermediate fasting podcast.
0:29.0	Now your host, the man taking your health to a whole new level.
0:34.0	Dr Eric Berg.
0:36.0	Hey guys, I had another question from someone that wanted to know,
0:38.0	what is the hormone glucagon?
0:40.0	I've talked a lot about insulin,
0:42.0	but I haven't really talked about gluogon.
0:44.0	In your pancreas you have two cells. You have the beta cells that basically make
0:48.8	insulin but you also have alpha cells which make another hormone called glukagon and glukagon basically opposes insulin.
0:59.1	So if insulin will lower blood sugar then glukagon will raise blood sugar. How? By breaking down
1:05.4	glycogen which is stored sugar in your liver. It also will make new glucose if it needs to
1:11.5	that's called gluconeogenesis.
1:13.6	It will also activate fat release, that's why it's one of the major fat burning hormones.
1:19.1	It will inhibit fat storage.
1:21.4	Insulin will cause fat storage. Insulin will cause fat storage.
1:25.5	It will also increase bile release as well.
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