insulin question

[joonkimdds]

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a coma may result from an excessive amount of insulin. this excess is due to
A. a depletion of norepinephrine
B. a depletion of epinephrine
c. a depletion of blood sugar
d. an excessively high blood sugar level
e. an execssively high level of both norepinephrine and epinephrine.

answer = C
I thought insulin is released when there is an excess sugar. If there is an excessive amount of insulin, that means there were excess sugar, right?
so this excess of insulin should be due to excess sugar.
a depletion of blood sugar means there were insufficient sugar but then that would've released glucagon instead of insulin.
I think answer should be the exact opposite of a depletion of blood sugar meaning too much sugar.

 

[cryptozoologist]

insulin is what is released by your beta pancreatic cells in response to high blood sugar. if you have an excess of insulin, you have no or low blood sugar

 

[joonkimdds]

insulin is what is released by your beta pancreatic cells in response to high blood sugar. if you have an excess of insulin, you have no or low blood sugar

when the problem states excess of insulin, is it saying that there is an excess of insulin stored and never released? or is it saying that insulin is released too much?

 

[who knows...]

I thought insulin is released when there is an excess sugar. If there is an excessive amount of insulin, that means there were excess sugar, right?
so this excess of insulin should be due to excess sugar.
a depletion of blood sugar means there were insufficient sugar but then that would've released glucagon instead of insulin.
I think answer should be the exact opposite of a depletion of blood sugar meaning too much sugar.

Also in other words...if a lot of insulin is released...what will happen next? A low blood sugar level will result... (dont worry about what happened before the release/injection of the insulin)

 

[jkh1886]

It's a misstated question. The common reading of the question is, "what causes an excess of insulin?" That's what it says in actuality, but they meant, "the excess of insulin causes what?"

 

[joonkimdds]

Also in other words...if a lot of insulin is released...what will happen next? A low blood sugar level will result... (dont worry about what happened before the release/injection of the insulin)

but it says "what causes an excess of insulin" and so shouldn't i think of BEFORE the release/injection of the insulin????

It's a misstated question. The common reading of the question is, "what causes an excess of insulin?" That's what it says in actuality, but they meant, "the excess of insulin causes what?"

how do i find out that they meant "the excess of insulin causes what?" if they say "what causes an excess of insulin?"

 

[tinman831]

Excess of insulin could be the result of overproductive beta cells or something else. Too much insulin causes low blood sugar depriving the brain of the fuel it needs to function, resulting in the coma. The problem is worded funny.

 

[joonkimdds]

Excess of insulin could be the result of overproductive beta cells or something else. Too much insulin causes low blood sugar depriving the brain of the fuel it needs to function, resulting in the coma. The problem is worded funny.

or could it be possible that the answer is D but they put the wrong answer key?