What percentage of tissues in the body rely on Blood Glucose for their Energy ne!


Question: What percentage of tissues in the body rely on Blood Glucose for their Energy needs?
Can't find anything on the web about the percentage of cells in the body that use Blood Glucose.
I know that skeletal muscle which comprises 40% of the body uses it.
List organs or cells that do not use blood glucose.
Thanks.

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There are some tissues that do not require insulin for efficient uptake of glucose: important examples are brain and the liver. This is because these cells don't use GLUT4 for importing glucose, but rather, another transporter that is not insulin-dependent.

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