How to Use glucose in a Sentence

glucose

noun
  • Types of honey with higher ratios of glucose are more likely to form crystals.
    Helen Czerski, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2022
  • This results in too much glucose circulating in your bloodstream.
    New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Because of this, high blood sugar (glucose) levels can damage the nerves, especially in the feet, legs, arms, and hands.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
  • All in the amylase Amylase is a digestive enzyme that breaks down starch into glucose that the body can use for fuel.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Oct. 2024
  • As Yawitz says, protein helps keep you off the blood sugar roller coaster by slowing down the absorption of glucose into the blood.
    Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 22 Feb. 2022
  • This results in a dangerous accumulation of glucose and insulin in the blood.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 13 Jan. 2022
  • High glucose levels can also lead to poor circulation and cause sores or wounds to heal slowly, the Mayo Clinic says.
    SELF, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Over the last year, Katie dove into the science and business of continuous glucose monitors.
    Casey Ross and Katie Palmer, STAT, 14 Jan. 2022
  • The strikers’ bodies were starting to go through ketosis, where the body starts metabolizing its own fat and glucose stores, Marya said.
    Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Monosaccharides include glucose, fructose, and galactose.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 16 Oct. 2024
  • An autopsy report later found Daniels had a small amount of Valium in her system, but no alcohol and normal glucose levels.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Prediabetes is a condition in which a person’s blood glucose is elevated, but not high enough for a diabetes diagnosis.
    Pioneer Press Staff, chicagotribune.com, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Immerse the jar in hot water (around 120 degrees) for a few minutes, and the solid glucose crystals will redissolve, taking the honey back to its original state.
    Helen Czerski, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2022
  • The company also plans consumer glucose and lactate biosensors, aimed at helping people optimize nutrition and exercise.
    Casey Ross and Katie Palmer, STAT, 14 Jan. 2022
  • The brain consumes energy in the form of glucose, which can run low.
    Matthew Robison, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Your body makes insulin so your cells can store and use that glucose.
    Sherry Christiansen Updated, Verywell Health, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The problem of too much glucose in the blood can be caused in two different ways.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Blood sugar is glucose—a carb-building block—found in the blood.
    Health Editorial Team, Health, 6 May 2024
  • No such change was observed in the group members who drank glucose.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Insulin is a hormone that tells cells in the body to absorb glucose, or sugar, from the blood.
    Lauren Dunn, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Relevant to diabetes, the BMP measures the blood glucose levels at the time of the test.
    Brad Reisfeld, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Walk after meals Walking is one of the best longevity habits to adopt, and a way to avoid post-meal glucose spikes.
    Ana Morales, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The new dose controlled his blood glucose well, and so our new goal was to wean him fully off of insulin.
    Ricardo Nuila, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2023
  • This twice-a-year blood test screens for TSH, total cholesterol, blood glucose and more.
    Elsie Boskamp, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
  • After an overnight fast, the brain’s glucose levels are low.
    Roxana Ehsani, Health, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Sugars provide a quick source for glucose, the fuel of cells.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Here are the highlights: The Apple Watch was supposed to monitor blood glucose from the start.
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Hummingbirds go straight for the glucose, says LeBaron.
    Janaya Wecker, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2022
  • That means that none of the glucose-oxybenzone was consumed.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 May 2022
  • The time iLet users spent in a target blood glucose range also increased by 11% over the control group.
    Katie Palmer, STAT, 1 Oct. 2022

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