The True Purpose of Insulin Receptors

It is commonly believed that the purpose of insulin receptors is to enable serum glucose to enter into the body's cells, but -- on the contrary -- the purpose of insulin receptors is to keep glucose out of certain cells at certain times.

Insulin receptors are present in the cell walls of muscle, fat, and liver tissue, but they are not present in the tissues of the brain. Insulin receptors are not needed in the brain; glucose enters brain cells without them.

If glucose can enter brain cells without the aid of insulin receptors, then glucose should be capable of entering any cells without the intervention of insulin receptors. The purpose of insulin receptors is therefore to retard the entry of glucose into selected cells.

This interpretation makes sense. In order to provide the brain with an adequate concentration of serum glucose, which is its only supply of energy, the insulin receptors in the tissues of less critical organs can be closed in order to divert glucose to the brain when necessary.

Eugene Paul

Détente with John & Ken

Referring to the title above, détente means a relaxation of tension, and John & Ken are two outrageously funny individuals who have a political talk show on radio station KFI in Los Angeles. It is my own idea that John & Ken create détente; they would undoubtedly deny it, humorously, for hours on end.

John & Ken ridicule public miscreants who deliberately create problems for the country in order to satisfy their own devious political agendas. Other talk show hosts complain vociferously about miscreants in the opposing political party, thereby increasing stress levels in their listeners. But John & Ken howl with laughter while they expose and ridicule any and all miscreants that come to their attention. The result is a very therapeutic détente.

In a recent incident, California Governor Jerry Brown, who is a Democrat, complained to the New York Times that the California Republican Party is controlled by John & Ken and three other individuals. John & Ken had a field day with that story, trying to decide whether they were part of a secret cabal. They decided that they were, so they arranged for a secret telephone conference with the three other members of the cabal. The secret conference was aired live on KFI radio, much to the high amusement of the entire cabal.

Eugene Paul