| glucose |
Simple sugar; the form in which all carbohydrates are used as the body's principal energy source; transported in the blood and metabolized in the tissues.
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| glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
an enzyme involved in maintaining the membrane integrity of red blood cells. Deficiency of this enzyme is a sex-linked genetic condition which occurs with highest frequencies in people of African, Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian origin; it affects 12% of the US African-American male population. Some drugs and infections can cause red blood cells to burst, resulting in severe anemia and other complications among persons deficient in this enzyme.
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| gluconeogenesis |
the production of glucose from non-carbohydrate precursors, such as amino acids (the building blocks of proteins).
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| glucose tolerance test |
A test to see if a person has diabetes. The test is given in a lab or doctor's office in the morning before the person has eaten. A first sample of blood is taken from the person. Then the person drinks a liquid that has glucose (sugar) in it. After one hour, a second blood sample is drawn, and, after another hour, a third sample is taken. The object is to see how well the body deals with the glucose in the blood over time.
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| glucose |
A simple sugar found in the blood. It is the body's main source of energy; also known as dextrose.
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