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Case \( 3: \) A 5-year-old boy is brought to the pediatrician's office for an ...
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Case \( 3: \) A 5-year-old boy is brought to the pediatrician's office for an annual visit. The mother reports he has been a sickly infant and often appears drowsy. She also has concerns over her son's persistent thirst and frequent urination. Blood samples are taken for insulin measurements at time zero and 1 hour after a glucose loading test. The results of this testing are illustrated in the table below: What is this information likely to suggest about the underlying biochemical basis for the patient's symptoms? What would you predict the patients' fasted blood glucose levels to be given his current condition? (e.g. above normal range; within the normal range; below the normal range) Based on this diagnosis, what 2 regulatory enzymes are likely to be active in this individuals' current condition. Be sure to include a rationale as to why the activity of these enzymes would increase.