glucose 
glucose
Definition
glu·cose (glo̵̅o̅′kōs′)
noun
a crystalline monosaccharide occurring naturally in fruits, honey, and blood: the commercial form, also containing dextrin and maltose, is prepared as a sweet syrup or, upon desiccation, as a white solid, by the hydrolysis of starch in the presence of dilute acids or enzymes
Etymology: Fr < Gr gleúkos, sweet wine, sweetness, akin to glykys, sweet: see glycerin
glucose
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- fast: Fasting plasma glucose was similar to or lower in patients using a regimen including EXUBERA compared to patients treated with oral agents alone.
- lower: In what way are tea polyphenols able to lower serum glucose?
- convert: This is the ideal way to convert glucose into energy.
- circulate: There are only about 6 grams of circulating glucose.
Adjective modifier
- postprandial: Metformin Metformin is a biguanide with antihyperglycaemic effects, lowering both basal and postprandial plasma glucose.
- intravenous: A bolus of intravenous glucose and rely on innate insulin production.
Preposition: into
- glycogen: This causes the liver to convert glucose into insoluble glycogen and store it.
Modifies a noun
- tolerance: In a study, glucose tolerance was improved in 73 per cent of type II diabetic patients given 2oz of bitter melon juice.
- syrup: Glucose syrup is sold in most chemists or honey can be used.
- intolerance: They also established the association between glucose intolerance and cardiovascular disease.
- metabolism: The results show that no single enzyme controls glucose metabolism.
- homeostasis: Normally, when insulin sensitivity falls, insulin secretion increases to maintain glucose homeostasis.
- meter: This can be done easily at home with a small blood glucose meter.
Noun used with modifier
- blood: Your blood glucose tests will help you monitor any changes in levels.
- plasma: Fasting plasma glucose was similar to or lower in patients using a regimen including EXUBERA compared to patients treated with oral agents alone.
- serum: Phenytoin may also raise the serum glucose level in diabetic patients.
- urine: The urine glucose result will allow you to determine the dose of insulin.
- yeast: Usually yeasts are grown on yeast glucose agar, other fungi on malt agar and bacteria on nutrient agar.
Preposition: in
- bloodstream: The effect of insulin is to reduce the levels of glucose in the bloodstream.
- urine: Presence of glucose in the urine is a diagnostic sign of diabetes mellitus.
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