Co-transport system at the cellular level

In the brush border of the intestines there is no absorption of glucose, amino acids, and fatty acids without sodium ions. This explains the reason why salt is needed in our diet in order to facilitate absorption of nutrients. Salt here is sodium chloride in particular. The transport mechanism in this process is called the co-transport system at the cellular level.

In this regard, when we take sodium ascorbate... It will drag some glucose molecules too at cellular level especially in the liver and muscle cells. So, taking sodium ascorbate can lower blood glucose in diabetic patients even without taking insulin or analogues of insulin.