You do have to have some glucose in an electrolyte/rehydration solution. It's about the cellular level of respiration and moving electrolytes across membranes.
Potassium is normally intracellular, sodium extracellular. By use of energy, these ions are kept on opposite sides of a cell's outer membrane to provide a functional potential. Potassium is transported through the sodium/potassium "pumps" of cellular membranes, into the cells, better in the presence of insulin. Production of insulin by the Islet of Langerhans cells of the pancreas occurs in response to the presence of glucose in the blood stream, as detected and responded to with insulin released into the blood stream. Your electrolyte balances will remain in dyscrasia despite specific oral supplementations if they are without the crutch of some sugar to trigger increased production of insulin. Google recipes on pickling and you'll see vinegar salt and sugar which will reinforce your comprehension of why pickle juice is a recommendation for rehydration or electrolyte replenishment. Sorry, droning. I just worked six 13 hour days in a row. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 9:09:24 PM UTC-4, Christopher Cote wrote: > > I make my own with 1/4tsp each of salt and potassium chloride (No Salt > brand) and just enough lemon juice to make it palatable in a 22oz bike > bottle. It's basically the WHO ORS recipe without the sugar. I'm no > nutritionist, but it seems to work. > > Chris > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
