Glycogen

HICHAM_T2

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I think my questions are of a scientific nature
In any case this is just to understand the biggest we face

At any time the glucose conversion process begins to glycogen in liver or muscles
Above any percentage of blood glucose concentration example 140mg/dl or above


It is very important to know this so that we avoid the amount allowed

Hicham
 

Emile_the_rat

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Hi Guys
I think my questions are of a scientific nature
In any case this is just to understand the biggest we face

At any time the glucose conversion process begins to glycogen in liver or muscles
Above any percentage of blood glucose concentration example 140mg/dl or above


It is very important to know this so that we avoid the amount allowed

Hicham

Honestly I don’t think I get a hold of what you’re trying to say. High blood sugar does not neceressary mean that your cells got enough glucose.

Glucose are stored as glycagen when all your cells have gotten the amount of glucose it needs to function. But high blood sugar in diabetics results in malapsorption because insulin can’t move the glucose from the blood and into the cells. In this condition your body won’t transfer glucose to the liver, even if you have blood sugar way over 200mg/dl.

So I think it is wrong to assume that glucose are stored as glycogen or fat if you get your blood sugar past a specific number. Training or hard work often tend to raise blood sugar in diabetics, but that does not mean that the cells doesn’t need the glucose.

In non diabetic people a release of glucagon will release glycogen to prevent hypos, that reises the blood sugar. If your theory were correct the released glycogen (to prevent hypos in non diabetics) would be sent back to the liver, because the blood sugar gets raised. A condition that would have caused hypos in all non diabetics.

If your cells do not need all the glucose it would be sent back and stored as glycogen or fat cells, but that are not related to blood sugar levels. It is decided by metabolism, how much you eat and how much glucose your body needs at a given time.

From my understandings I can’t say I see the direct impact of blood sugar levels on how much glycogen and fat cells the body stores.
 
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