To gain enough energy for daily tasks and maintain normal body function, the body must generate adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a molecule which acts as the energy currency of the cell. One of the ways we make ATP in our bodies is by metabolizing the carbohydrate, glucose, through a process known as glucose oxidation. After a carbohydrate-rich meal, blood glucose levels are elevated, which causes insulin to signal for the cells to uptake this glucose and commence the process of glucose oxidation.