Tag: Glucose uptake

Glucose metabolism is a central component of human energy metabolism that controls how glucose is absorbed, transported, used, stored, and produced. It includes glycolysis, glycogen synthesis and breakdown, gluconeogenesis, the pentose phosphate pathway, and mitochondrial oxidation. These pathways are regulated by insulin, glucagon, nutrient availability, exercise, and energy status and are closely connected with insulin sensitivity, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes.