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Upon ingesting glucose, it is absorbed into the blood stream by the [[small intestine]], carried to the [[liver]] via the [[portal vein]] where a portion is stored as [[glycogen]] or transformed into [[triacyclglycerols]] (triglycerides) and packaged with specific proteins generating [[Very Low Density Lipoproteins]] ([[VLDL]]s). These lipid-protein particles then re-enter the circulation where they are hydrolyzed by the endothelial bound enzyme [[lipoprotein lipase]] (LPL) into Intermediate and [[Low Density Lipoproteins]] ([[LDL]]s), yielding fatty acids and mono-glycerides. These molecules are absorbed by adipocytes (fat cells) where they are reassembled into fats and stored as energy reserves. In addition to the liver, glucose is also stored as glycogen in skeletal muscle cells.

Upon ingesting glucose, it is absorbed into the blood stream by the [[small intestine]], carried to the [[liver]] via the [[portal vein]] where a portion is stored as [[glycogen]] or transformed into [[triacyclglycerols]] (triglycerides) and packaged with specific proteins generating [[Very Low Density Lipoproteins]] ([[VLDL]]s). These lipid-protein particles then re-enter the circulation where they are hydrolyzed by the endothelial bound enzyme [[lipoprotein lipase]] (LPL) into Intermediate and [[Low Density Lipoproteins]] ([[LDL]]s), yielding fatty acids and mono-glycerides. These molecules are absorbed by adipocytes (fat cells) where they are reassembled into fats and stored as energy reserves. In addition to the liver, glucose is also stored as glycogen in skeletal muscle cells.

==Pathology involving glucose===

===Pathology involving glucose===

When there is not enough glucose in your body, you start experiencing the symptoms of [[hypoglycemia]]. Because the lack of glucose inhibits your cells from operating properly, you will feel fatigued, light headed, and nauseous. In extreme cases, people can go into comas. A common disorder called [[diabetes]] is caused by your body's inability to use glucose productively. This can happen when your body doesn't produce enough [[insulin]], or you become "glucose intolerant" from lack of exercise and bad diet.

When there is not enough glucose in your body, you start experiencing the symptoms of [[hypoglycemia]]. Because the lack of glucose inhibits your cells from operating properly, you will feel fatigued, light headed, and nauseous. In extreme cases, people can go into comas. A common disorder called [[diabetes]] is caused by your body's inability to use glucose productively. This can happen when your body doesn't produce enough [[insulin]], or you become "glucose intolerant" from lack of exercise and bad diet.