In fact, we see that glycolysis and gluconeogenesis do not actually take place at the same exact moment in time. So when one process is activated, the other process is usually inhibited and vice versa. So now we know the general idea of what glucose metabolism actually is. But how does that glucose actually make its way into the cells of our body? Or more generally, how does the glucose actually make its way into our body in the first place? Well, via the ingestion of food.