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glucose

[gloo-kohs] / ˈglu koʊs /
NOUN
blood sugar
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Instead, the researchers say the finding involving glucose variability may point to a different issue.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

The condition is painless but occurs quickly — often within hours or days — and is sometimes described as an “eye stroke” that can occur after a rapid improvement in blood glucose.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

The researchers then used statistical modeling to determine whether glucose patterns, sleep, stress, mood, and energy on one day could predict quality of life on the following day.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Spending more time in the normal glucose range on one day was significantly associated with better quality of life the next day.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Olanna moved closer to Amala, but she was unsure what she wanted to say and so she picked up the tin of glucose, examined it, and placed it back.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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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