Blood sugar regulation cells in the pancreatic islets are among the most well understood and important. If the blood glucose level falls to dangerous levels (as during very heavy exercise or lack of food for extended periods), the alpha cells of the pancreas release glucagon, a hormone whose effects on liver cells act to increase blood glucose levels. They convert glycogen into glucose (this process is called glycogenolysis). The glucose is released into the bloodstream, increasing blood sugar. Hypoglycemia, the state of having low blood sugar, is treated by restoring the blood glucose level to normal by the ingestion or administration of dextrose
Blood Sugar Sex Magik Tour years later on the Stadium Arcadium World Tour. Out of the seventeen songs on the album, "Apache Rose Peacock", "The Greeting Song", "Mellowship Slinky in B Major" and "The Righteous & The Wicked" are the only songs to never be performed. "Naked in the Rain" was performed only twice with it being performed once during the 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik Tour'. "Funky Monks" has been performed three times and only once on the "Blood Sugar Sex Magik Tour". It would not return to the setlist for another fourteen years on the "Stadium Arcadium World Tour" when a fan requested it