How to Use glucose in a Sentence

glucose

noun
  • In this case, glucose sticks around in your blood stream.
    — Samantha Cassetty, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2019
  • This keeps the amount of glucose in the blood within a pretty tight range.
    — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 11 Aug. 2020
  • At the same time, your body stores the unused glucose as fat, which can prompt weight gain, Dr. Boots says.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 20 May 2025
  • The brain consumes energy in the form of glucose, which can run low.
    — Matthew Robison, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Your body makes insulin so your cells can store and use that glucose.
    — Sherry Christiansen Updated, Verywell Health, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The problem of too much glucose in the blood can be caused in two different ways.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Blood sugar is glucose—a carb-building block—found in the blood.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 6 May 2024
  • At one point, Zab leaped off the bed, walked into the living room and fetched her dad’s glucose tablets.
    — Abigail Adams, People.com, 16 May 2025
  • No such change was observed in the group members who drank glucose.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Instead, the brain needs the heart and lungs to pump a steady stream of oxygenated, glucose-rich blood to fuel it.
    — Sara Harrison, Wired, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Insulin is a hormone that tells cells in the body to absorb glucose, or sugar, from the blood.
    — Lauren Dunn, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Relevant to diabetes, the BMP measures the blood glucose levels at the time of the test.
    — Brad Reisfeld, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Walk after meals Walking is one of the best longevity habits to adopt, and a way to avoid post-meal glucose spikes.
    — Ana Morales, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The new dose controlled his blood glucose well, and so our new goal was to wean him fully off of insulin.
    — Ricardo Nuila, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2023
  • This twice-a-year blood test screens for TSH, total cholesterol, blood glucose and more.
    — Elsie Boskamp, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
  • After an overnight fast, the brain’s glucose levels are low.
    — Roxana Ehsani, Health, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Sugars provide a quick source for glucose, the fuel of cells.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Bring first measure of cream to a boil with invert sugar and glucose.
    — Bethany Jean Clement, The Seattle Times, 4 Dec. 2018
  • Here are the highlights: The Apple Watch was supposed to monitor blood glucose from the start.
    — Wes Davis, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Though the fuel cell that powered it off her blood glucose had run a close second.
    — Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online, 11 Jan. 2021
  • Hummingbirds go straight for the glucose, says LeBaron.
    — Janaya Wecker, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Watch for a pattern of blood glucose and blood pressure that creeps up slowly over time.
    — Jessie Shafer, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2021
  • That means that none of the glucose-oxybenzone was consumed.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 May 2022
  • The time iLet users spent in a target blood glucose range also increased by 11% over the control group.
    — Katie Palmer, STAT, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Little Foot's blood flow to the brain, and likely the use of glucose by the brain, was three times lower than modern humans.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Mar. 2020
  • In the short-term, glucose tablets or drinking some fruit juice can help raise blood sugar levels.
    — Cassie Shortsleeve, Men's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • This includes any third-party app that claims to track blood glucose using one of the devices.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Once digested, those carbs will end up as glucose in the bloodstream.
    — The Economist, 7 June 2019
  • Abbott Labs nailed this with their continuous glucose monitor, the Libre.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • As more people opt for personalized health data, the once-futuristic idea of wearing health tech daily has become so mainstream that donning an Oura ring or glucose monitor at a party is no longer a rarity.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 27 June 2025

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