Glucose is one of many kinds of sugar found in a variety of foods. All types of sugar – as well as starch – eventually break down into glucose molecules during digestion. Glucose is the simplest form of sugar and your body’s...
A study published in "Diabetes Care" found that subjects with diabetes were hypoglycemic approximately eight percent of the day. The frequency and duration of hypoglycemia was higher in type 1 diabetics than in type 2 diabetics. The symptoms of...
Glucose is a simple sugar as well as the product of carbohydrate digestion. Like all carbohydrates, glucose has the ability to raise blood sugar levels. When consumed in excess, glucose and the carbohydrates from which this sugar was derived can...
The word "glucose" is often used interchangeably for "sugar." Although glucose is a type of sugar, and it is ordinarily your primary energy source, there are other types. These can be single sugars, like glucose, double sugars or multiple sugar...
Diabetes has become a major public health issue in the United States and throughout the world. Twenty-four million Americans have this chronic disease, according to 2007 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's also one of...
If you are looking to cut back on sugar, many substitutes are on the market, including artificial sweeteners, natural sweeteners, sugar alcohols and novelty sweeteners, which is the category stevia fits into. If you are concerned about your blood...
Glucose, a type of sugar, and insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, balance each other in the human body. Insulin helps the body use the glucose for energy. When the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to balance the sugar, an excess...
Glucose is a primary molecule that serves as a source of energy for both plants and animals. It is found in plant sap and in the human bloodstream. Normally its concentration in blood is about 0.1 percent but in diabetes patients it is much...
Insulin is a hormone that prevents glucose from reaching abnormally high levels in the bloodstream. Even so, several disorders can result in high blood glucose levels. Insulin is secreted by the pancreas, and various abnormalities of the pancreas...
As of 2007, more than 23 million Americans were living with diabetes. Of those 23 million, approximately 12 million of them are adult men. Whether you have diabetes or not, the American Diabetes Association recommends regular evaluation of your...
A high level of glucose in your blood, known as hyperglycemia, may be due to stress, certain drugs or alcohol, or it may indicate a serious disease like diabetes. If your blood sugar is high, you may not feel any symptoms, so it's important to...
When people eat foods high in carbohydrates or sugar, the body breaks it down into glucose. The glucose enters the bloodstream and travels to the cells of muscle and tissue to provide energy. People with diabetes have too much glucose in their...
Blood glucose is the term for glucose --- a dietary sugar --- in the bloodstream. When you eat glucose-containing foods, your intestine absorbs the glucose into the bloodstream. This makes the glucose available to your body cells, helping to...
Glucose is your body's preferred energy source, and your body converts sugar into glucose easily. All carbohydrates can be converted into glucose, but simple carbohydrates, such as sucrose, which is table sugar, fructose, lactose, galactose and...
The term "energy drink" has no place in the Food and Drug Administration's vocabulary. The FDA has no definition for these products. The name is the creation of the manufacturers who make them, promising buyers that the drinks will pep them up....
Your blood glucose levels are directly related to what you choose to consume in your diet. If you have diabetes or pre-diabetes, you need to be especially careful to consume foods that do not cause a sharp rise in blood glucose levels. If you are...
Glucose tests measure the level of sugar in the blood. For a fasting glucose test, you should eat or drink nothing but clear liquids within eight hours of the test. For a standard or random glucose test, any substance that contains sugar will...
Glucose is the most common carbohydrate, according to Charles Ophardt of Elmhurst College. Most dietary carbohydrates become glucose, which is absorbed by your bloodstream. Glucose is used for energy production or storage as well as for the...
Glucose, also known as dextrose, is a simple sugar. Glucose is the building block of more complex sugars like sucrose and carbohydrates, which are the body's main source of energy. Glucose occurs naturally in many foods and is referred to as blood...
Glucose, or sugar, is a molecule that is used to provide energy to the organs and tissues in the body. Glucose is consumed in the more complex molecule called a carbohydrate. The carbohydrate molecule is then broken down in the digestive tract and...
If you are pregnant, display symptoms of high or low blood sugar, or have diabetes, you may need to check for the presence of glucose -- sugar in the blood. Self-testing is not difficult, but it does require a certain amount of knowledge and...
Glucose is a sugar in the blood, and in high amounts, it is responsible for diabetes. Diabetes results when your glucose levels are not controlled, rising above unhealthy levels for a variety of reasons. You may not be following your treatment...
Blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is a measure of the amount of glucose in your bloodstream. The body works hard to maintain homeostasis, meaning a steady state, with regard to blood sugar. If factors cause blood sugar to increase, the body...
If you have raised glucose levels, you are at risk for developing pre-diabetes or diabetes. High blood glucose occurs when the cells no longer respond well to the insulin in foods and the glucose starts to build up in the bloodstream. Speak to...
A fasting blood glucose test measures the amount of glucose -- or sugar -- in the blood at the exact time the sample is taken, without the interference of outside factors such as food or beverages that may affect the results. Your doctor may order...
A diabetic diet focuses on choosing foods that have a low impact on blood glucose, or sugar, levels. Glucose is derived from sugars and carbohydrates found in foods. High glucose levels increase the body's need for insulin, a chemical that...
First introduced to the United States in 1961, Coca-Cola's soft drink Sprite uses high-fructose corn syrup as a sweetener. So to calculate the glucose concentration of this beverage, you cannot simply use the amount of sugar listed on Sprite's...
Glucose is a sugar that is commonly found in the blood. The osmolarity of a glucose solution is a measurement of the concentration of glucose in a liquid. Glucose solutions are sometimes given to help bring blood glucose levels up in the event...
Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by uncontrolled glucose (sugar) levels in the blood. The body usually produces a hormone (chemical) called insulin to lower blood sugars. If glucose levels get too high, a person can get extremely sick...
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