A 48-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department by her husband found her confused before meal time. She has a history of type 1 diabetes mellitus. She was preparing to eat her meal and took a preprandial insulin injection but her baby was starting crying and skept her meal. Her husband found her passed out in her bedroom and administered glucagon immediately. The patient recovered consciousness within 15 minutes. Metabolic changes in which of the following organs are most likely responsible for this patient's recovery?

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A 48-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department by her husband found her confused before meal time. She has a history of type 1 diabetes mellitus. She was preparing to eat her meal and took a preprandial insulin injection but her baby was starting crying and skept her meal. Her husband found her passed out in her bedroom and administered glucagon immediately.  The patient recovered consciousness within 15 minutes.  Metabolic changes in which of the following organs are most likely responsible for this patient's recovery?

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Eductional Objective: Glucagon increases serum glucose by increasing hepatic glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis.  Glucagon also stimulates insulin secretion from the pancreas.  Unlike epinephrine, glucagon has an insignificant effect on glucose homeostasis in the skeletal muscle, adipose tissue, and renal cortex.

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