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Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho
The only thing about basic brain metabolism that concerns me is glucose. My brain needs good sustainable glucose levels to function.
There are various metabolic chains related to specific substance, caffeine is one, where the beginning metabolic process and metabolites are benign but later down the metabolic chain, things turn for the worse.
Is there a specific question I can research ?
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I've wondered about the brain/glucose connection, too.
In the immediate aftermath of a brain injury, blood sugar levels can soar. It used to be that ER docs would administer insulin. They don't do that anymore, as they suspect the change is part of the brain's attempt to protect itself.