It's based on the level of blood glucose, also known as blood sugar, when you have fasted (which means you haven't eaten any food overnight). Your doctor will test your blood glucose in the office. If it is below 100 milligrams of glucose per deciliter of blood (mg/dL), it is normal.
Protein digestion begins in the stomach, chiefly with the action of the hydrochloric acid that is produced there, and by the enzyme called pepsin (PEP-sin). Some seven or moreâ¦ factors influence how fast the enzymes act on the protein.
Proteins in the mouth, stomach and intestine called enzymes are the primary facilitators of chemical digestion. In the mouth, chemical digestion begins when the food enters and encounters saliva and the enzymes that it contains.hen the food reaches the stomach, different hormones trigger the body to begin releasing enzymes that further digest the food. Pepsin is the name of the enzyme that breaks down most of the proteins in the food. The digestion of carbohydrates, which began in the mouth with an enzyme called amylase, also continues here.