MEDICAL DICTIONARY
Blood glucose: The main sugar that the body makes from the food in the diet. Glucose is carried through the bloodstream to provide energy to all cells in the body. Cells cannot use glucose without the help of insulin .
Glucose is a simple sugar (a monosaccharide). The body produces it from protein , fat and, in largest part, carbohydrate . Ingested glucose is absorbed directly into the blood from the intestine and results in a rapid increase in blood glucose. Glucose is also known as dextrose .
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