Question

cells need glucose to make energy. in people without diabetes, insulin signals the cell to let glucose move in through special proteins in the cell membrane. in people with diabetes, this process doesn’t work properly, so glucose builds up in the blood. which process normally allows glucose to move into the cell to maintain homeostasis? facilitated diffusion through proteins in the membrane simple diffusion straight through the lipid bilayer active transport, because glucose is pumped against its gradient, from low to high concentration of glucose molecules osmosis, because glucose is carried in by water molecules

Explanation:

Glucose is a large, polar molecule. It cannot pass through the non - polar lipid bilayer by simple diffusion. Osmosis is the movement of water, not glucose. Glucose moves down its concentration gradient (from high to low) into cells via facilitated diffusion through specific membrane proteins (glucose transporters). It is not an active transport process as it does not require energy to move against a gradient.

Answer:

Facilitated diffusion through proteins in the membrane