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 readings remained low despite Child F receiving glucose and dextrose that would amount to "twice the normal requirements of a baby", he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2022
Tell-tale ingredients include “invert sugar, maltodextrin, dextrose, lactose, soluble or insoluble fibre, hydrogenated or interesterified oil”.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 12, 2020
His daughter arrived to find him hooked up to an IV bag of dextrose to raise his blood sugar, which had careened to 12 milligrams per deciliter of blood.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2019
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
