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glucose

[gloo-kohs] / ˈglu koʊs /
NOUN
blood sugar
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Physical activity was particularly associated with slower cognitive decline among Hispanic participants, while lower fasting blood glucose levels were linked to slower cognitive decline among non-Hispanic white participants.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

Fasting glucose also emerged as an important factor.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

The same chatbot, shown years of labs, imaging and diagnoses, can catch glucose, blood pressure and weight drifting up together, years before any one measure crosses a line.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Distressed vets administered a glucose injection -- the only option, given that the cause of the ailment remains unknown -- to the 11-year-old male, known as Genghis Khan, who was struggling to breathe.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

On Estha’s side of the road was a tea shack that sold tea and stale glucose biscuits in dim glass cases with flies.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Sugars may be divided into two classes,—the sucroses, C12H22O11, and the glucoses, C6H12O6.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Rufus Phillips Williams




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