
#456: Prof. Glenn McConell – Glucose Uptake During Exercise & Muscle Insulin Sensitivity
Sigma Nutrition Radio
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Insulin Sensitivity and Insulin Resistance
Insulin glucose levels and this whole connection because people hear about this but maybe we need to exactly explain what's going on. So for maybe a like I said a brief overview level maybe even simplified for the sake of keeping it concise how would you first introduce people to the idea of insulin and how it regulates glucose levels. What's a simple way for people to think about the connection between these two things? Okay so when you have a meal you're taking in all sorts of things right depends on what you eat but there's going to be some carbohydrate in there gets broken down, mainly glucose ends up in the blood and then the pancreas picks up that glucose.
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