During digestion, carbohydrates are broken down into glucose, the body’s main source of energy.Then it starts to travel through the esophagus, through the stomach where glucose is absorbed, and into the small intestine. The Glucose, also called “blood sugar”, then flows into the bloodstream and carried into the liver where it travels throughout the body so that it can be reabsorbed into cells where it can be converted into energy. the liver then releases the glucose back to the bloodstream for use throughout the body. The pancreas releases a hormone called insulin, which helps the body store and use glucose. Without insulin the body would not work properly creating high blood pressure as wells as diabetes. Next, the liver stores glucose as
