levels of blood sugar
1Blood sugar regulation — is the process by which the levels of blood sugar, primarily glucose, are maintained by the body.Mechanisms of blood sugar regulationBlood sugar levels are regulated by negative feedback in order to keep the body in homeostasis. The levels of… …
2Blood sugar — Blood sugar, used in a physiological context, is a misnomer and misleading. Physiologically, the term means only glucose in the blood. Other sugars are present, sometimes in more than trace amounts, but only glucose serves as a controlling signal …
3blood sugar — noun glucose in the bloodstream • Syn: ↑blood glucose • Hypernyms: ↑glucose * * * noun [noncount] : the amount of sugar in your blood As a diabetic, he needs his blood sugar to stay at the right levels. * * * ˌblood ˈsugar 7 [blood …
4Blood glucose monitoring — is a way of testing the concentration of glucose in the blood (glycemia). It is important in the care of diabetes mellitus. A blood glucose test is performed by piercing the skin (typically, on the finger tip) to draw blood, then placing the… …
5Sugar substitute — Sweetener redirects here. For other uses, see Sweetener (disambiguation). Sugar free redirects here. For other uses, see Sugar free (disambiguation). Packets of Assugrin, a brand of cyclamate. A sugar substitute is a food additive that duplicates …
6blood — bloodlike, adj. /blud/, n. 1. the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended. 2. the… …
7blood disease — Introduction any disease of the blood, involving the red blood cells (erythrocytes (erythrocyte)), white blood cells (leukocytes (leukocyte)), or platelets (platelet) (thrombocytes) or the tissues in which these elements are formed the bone …
8sugar — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ raw, unrefined ▪ processed, refined ▪ brown, white ▪ Add one cup of soft brown sugar …
9Sugar — For other uses, see Sugar (disambiguation). For common table sugar, see Sucrose. White sugar redirects here. For the Joanne Shaw Taylor album, see White Sugar (album) …
10Blood substitute — A blood substitute (also called artificial blood or blood surrogates) is a substance used to mimic and fulfill some functions of biological blood, usually in the oxygen carrying sense. They aim to provide an alternative to blood transfusion,… …
