glucose
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So, I’m working out twice a week when possible, watching my weight and glucose numbers, and trying to eat as wisely as I can.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
Along with her mother Karen, Ava-Grace monitors Paul's blood glucose levels, gives him medication and helps with dinner and jobs around the house.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Distressed vets administered a glucose injection -- the only option, given that the cause of the ailment remains unknown -- to the 11-year-old male, known as Genghis Khan, who was struggling to breathe.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
When glucose rises, they respond by producing additional insulin, which helps return blood sugar to a normal range.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
When bacteria switched from glucose to lactose consumption, they induced specific lactose-digesting enzymes.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Sugars may be divided into two classes,—the sucroses, C12H22O11, and the glucoses, C6H12O6.
From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Rufus Phillips Williams
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