The [[liver]] plays a central and crucial role in the regulation of carbohydrate metabolism. Its normal functioning is essential for the maintenance of blood glucose levels and of a continued supply to organs that require a glucose energy source. [http://journal.diabetes.org/clinicaldiabetes/v17n21999/Pg73.htm] | The [[liver]] plays a central and crucial role in the regulation of carbohydrate metabolism. Its normal functioning is essential for the maintenance of blood glucose levels and of a continued supply to organs that require a glucose energy source. [http://journal.diabetes.org/clinicaldiabetes/v17n21999/Pg73.htm] |