CORTISOL HELPS TO MAINTAIN PLASMA
GLUCOSE LEVELS DURING A FAST BY
STIMULATING GLUCONEOGENESIS/LIPOLYSIS
AND INHIBITING LIPID SYNTHESIS
MUSCLE
PROTEIN
GLUT4
AMINO ACIDS
FATTY ACIDS PROVIDE AN ABUNDANT
SOURCE OF ENERGY BUT IN VERTEBRATES,
(UNLIKE PLANTS),THEY
CANNOT
BE
CONVERTED BACK TO GLUCOSE
IN DIABETES THERE IS NO
INSULIN TO INHIBIT THIS
PROCESS
GLUCOSE
FATTY ACIDS
AMINO ACIDS
GLUCONEOGENESIS
LIPOLYSIS
GLUCOSE
LIVER
FAT DROPLET
GLYCOGEN
FATTY ACIDS
ADIPOSE