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Blood Sugar is the amount of glucose in the blood. The level of glucose can be affected by many things like, Proteins which raise the amount of glucose in the blood or exercise which lowers the amount of glucose in the blood. Blood glucose levels are most affected by carbohydrates though. Mountain Dew (a carbohydrate) has 77 grams of sugar per 20 oz. Mountain Dew should make the blood sugar rise a lot. While water which has no sugar and is not a carbohydrate should not affect the amount of sugar in the blood.
 * Intro:**

Our experiment was to find the affects of sugar in Mountain Dew on the blood sugar. Two males drink a 20oz bottle of Mountain Dew while two females drink only water for the whole day. The males blood sugar was 115 and 114. While the females was 96 and 89. The next day the whole group drank nothing but water decreased numbers of 6.25%, 39%, .9%, and 15%.
 * Abstract:**

We are studying the effects of Mountain Dew on the blood glucose. We are using Surgilances to safely prick our fingers to test the glucose of our blood. Each testing subject will consume one 20 oz.bottle of Mountain Dew and then after 20 minutes, be tested. The next day they will only consume water and then be tested. The reason for this experiment is to see the change blood sugar when drinking Mountain Dew.
 * Method: **

Female 1 had a control blood sugar of 96. Then, after consuming a Mountain Dew, her blood sugar was brought to 102, a percent change of 6.25%.Female 2 had a control blood sugar of 89. After consuming a Mountain Dew her blood sugar was brought to 124, a 39% change. Male 1 had a control of 114. His blood sugar with Mountain Dew was 115, only a .9% change. Finally, Male 2 had a control of 99, his blood sugar with Mountain Dew was 114, a percent change of 15%. The change in blood sugar was a very random and unexpected.
 * Results: **
 * __//**Test Subject**//__ || __**Control**__ || __**with Soda**__ || **Percent change in glucose levels** ||
 * Female 1 || 96 || 102 || 6.25% ||
 * Female 2 || 89 || 124 || 39% ||
 * Male 1 || 114 || 115 || .9% ||
 * Male 2 || 99 || 114 || 15% ||

The results were very unexpected, and not at all what we expected them to be. For some of the testing subjects, the blood sugar was raised a significant amount while for others, it was barely raised. We assumed that the blood sugar would rise a lot, more than 15% but when we tested it only 2 test subjects got 15% or more. Some reasons the results are so different is because some test subjects may have accidentally consumed something, raising their blood sugar. The results of the experiment was different from what was assumed it would be and was very surprising.
 * Discussion****:**

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Site: www.LillyDiabetes.com,

Page: How food affects blood sugar

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Date Viewed: 2/19/13