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glucose

[gloo-kohs] / ˈglu koʊs /
NOUN
blood sugar
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"It is not simply blocking lipid synthesis. It is also activating energy expenditure pathways that may help the body handle excess lipid and glucose more effectively."

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

So, I’m working out twice a week when possible, watching my weight and glucose numbers, and trying to eat as wisely as I can.

From MarketWatch Aug. 23, 2026

Along with her mother Karen, Ava-Grace monitors Paul's blood glucose levels, gives him medication and helps with dinner and jobs around the house.

From BBC Aug. 20, 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

She broke out the sugar water to get glucose to the brain.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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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