See Also: Blood Glucose(health)
Blood glucose(medicine)
blood glucose self-monitoring(medicine)
fasting blood glucose(medicine)
blood glucose meter(medicine)
blood glucose monitoring(medicine)
Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose(health)
Home Blood Glucose Monitoring(health)
Noninvasive Blood Glucose Monitoring(health)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)

Blood glucose (medicine)


blood glucose


The main sugar that the body makes from the three elements of food--proteins, fats, and carbohydrates--but mostly from carbohydrates. Glucose is the major source of energy for living cells and is carried to each cell through the bloodstream. However, the cells cannot use glucose without the help of insulin.