A nurse is instructing clients in a diabetes education class about glucose balance. What comment by the client indicates an understanding of how excess glucose taken in during meals is stored?

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Glucose not immediately needed is converted to glycogen and stored in the liver for later use when blood glucose levels fall. The pancreas produces insulin and glucagon, which regulate the amount of glucose in the blood, but it does not store glucose. Glucose can be stored as fat in adipose tissue, but this is a long-term storage mechanism and does not occur immediately after a meal. Glucagon is a hormone produced by the pancreas that stimulates the liver to release stored glucose when blood sugar levels are low; it is not a storage mechanism for excess glucose.

A Nurse Is Instructing Clients in a Diabetes Education Class