title: Understanding the processes behind the regulation of blood glucose.
abstract: Glucose is one of the body's principal fuels. It is an energy-rich monosaccharide sugar that is broken down in our cells to produce adenosine triphosphate. ATP is a small packet of chemical energy that powers the millions of biochemical reactions that take place in the body every second.
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Policy Studies, University of Central England, Birmingham.
authors.forename: Pat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McFadden
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000502:physiology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood*; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000502:physiology; D010179:Pancreas / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin