Glucose and Glycogen. What's the difference?

[Cyberspace]

Hey people
I was wondering what's the difference between glucose and glycogen. I am confused. They say that after you intake carbohydrates, they store as glycogen in your liver. The what's glucose?
Please answer...
Thanks

[$-=SeAn NaL=-$]

Glucose is the actual sugar itself, but when it is stored in your muscles it is called glycogen.

[Cyberspace]

Oh, thanks...

[Cyberspace]

But when it's stored in your liver, it's stored as glucose?

[Travis Stenersn]

Glucose is the monosaccharide unit that glycogen is made up of. Many glucose molecules bonded together by an oxygen bridge make up glycogen.
When you ingest carbs they are sent to liver to be made into glucose or glycogen. If the liver is low on glycogen(it can hold about 100 g) then it will store it there, if it is not it will either release sugar into the blood or glycogen into the muscles, depending on your energy needs. Your muscles would rather rely on glycogen for energy, so that the glucose can be used by more important processes like brain function. This is why it's a good idea to take in carbs post workout, when muscles are low in glycogen.

[bb4life]

Originally posted by Cyberspace
But when it's stored in your liver, it's stored as glucose?

It is stored as glycogen