dextrose

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Emergency treatment for a pet with xylitol toxicity involves giving the animal IV fluids containing dextrose to raise its blood glucose level and carefully monitoring its progress.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2022

The coroner said the main factor was the administration of a dextrose drip instead of a saline one and he raised concerns about the labelling of such fluids.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2021

In addition to honey and agave, these are all added sugars: barley malt, brown rice syrup, cane sugar, coconut sugar, corn syrup, dextrose, fruit juice concentrate, high-fructose corn syrup, maltodextrin and molasses.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2021

Tell-tale ingredients include “invert sugar, maltodextrin, dextrose, lactose, soluble or insoluble fibre, hydrogenated or interesterified oil”.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2020

I must admit they’re doing their best to keep me in condition: they’re plying me with dextrose, cod-liver oil, brewer’s yeast and calcium.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank