Sentences with phrase «push glucose to the cells»

The glucose, like all of the nutrients, soon gets absorbed into the bloodstream creating a peak in what we call «blood sugar levels», which results with the releasing of more insulin from the pancreas in order to push glucose to the cells, basically «commanding» the cells to open up and absorb it, where it gets used as an energy source.

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But excessive sugar is toxic to cells, so after years of glucose and insulin overload, the cells can become insulin resistant and may no longer allow insulin to easily push glucose inside them.

Your small intestine picks up glucose, pushing it out into your bloodstream where it gets delivered to cells throughout your body.

Insulin's primary role is to push glucose into cells to be used for energy.

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a hormonal problem where the pancreas fails to produce enough insulin, the hormone that helps push sugar («glucose») into the body's cells.

With diabetes, the body doesn't have enough insulin (or the insulin is not effective), which is the hormone necessary to push sugar («glucose») into the cells of the body.