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This article is about D-glucose or dextrose, as noted in the hatnote at the top. The article is NOT about the term Glucose or its denotations. Keep the intro simple. --> Glucose ( or ; C 6 H 12 O 6 , also known as D -glucose , dextrose , or grape sugar ) is a simple sugar ( monosaccharide ) and an important carbohydrate in biology . Cells use it as the primary source of energy and a metabolic intermediate. Glucose is one of the main products of photosynthesis and starts cellular respiration . Glucose exists in several different molecular structures, but all of these structures can be divided into two families of mirror-images ( stereoisomers ). Only one set of these isomers exists in nature, those derived from the right-handed form of glucose, denoted D -glucose. D -glucose is often referred to as dextrose. The term dextrose is derived from dextrorotatory glucose . Solutions of dextrose rotate polarized light to the right. Starch and cellulose are polymers derived from the dehydration of D -glucose. The other stereoisomer, called L -glucose , is hardly ever found in nature. The name glucose comes from the Greek word glukus (), meaning sweet . The suffix -ose denotes a sugar. The name dextrose and the D - prefix come from Latin dexter ( right ), referring to the handedness of the molecules.
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I have the left side of my tongue underneath swollen and has tiny pin prick clear looking spots....its not painful at all what could this be ?
MY SEMEN REPORT SHOWS (ATTACHED ) TOTAL SPERMS/MOTALITY/GRADE NILL MY BLOOD GLUCOSE FASTING 102 MG/DL PP 125 MG/DL WHAT COULD BE THE REASON AND FURTHER ACTION REQD
Hello. My wife (53) was found to have some "fatty liver" and needs to lose around 50 pounds. However her glucose A1C and triglycerides are all in normal range. How likely is it that this condition would either remain...
My wife is 36 weeks pregnant till yesterday. Her weight before pregnancy was 58 Kgwt, her weight on completion of 32nd week was 72.8 Kgwt whereas on completion of 34th week her weight was still found to be 72.8 Kgwt...
normal fasting blood sugar reading for a 4 and 1/2 year old african american boy 45 pounds reading 141
l am a dieabetic l take 2 diabex xr 500 tablets a day l sent away for vanadium with chromium which helps mantain healthy blood sugar levels it says on back to consult a doctor before using is it safe to use
Hi, I am 45 woman, not diabetic, all previous hospital blood tests were normal. I randomly check it with a blood glucose moniter, and am usually below 6 mmol/l. However today when I got up I decided to checkmy blood sugar, and it was 6.8,...
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My niece had an elevated sed rate and glucose on lab work The sed rate was 37 and glucose 138. She is 5years old March 3rd. Was born premature at 27 weeks.My sister states intermittent left leg pain waking her from...
Urine Routine Leucocytes + cells are seen, 5 - 8 /h.p.f. wbcs are seen, 8 - 10 /h.p.f. color - light yellow Turbidity - cloudy PH - 6.5 SG -1.005 Protein, Glucose,Ketones,Bilirubin, Nitrete = Negative Urobilinogen - not in...
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Hi, my baby is 13 months 9 days old,now he is suffering from severe vomitings n loose motions since 4days, he was very active but now he is not like earlier, he is not taking her food n anything as earlier. he is only under mother feed. Shown to doc and he had given him Glucose for 2 days and then he was not vomitting for a day. But again he...
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i was overdosed with dextrose during my 13th week of pregnancy while im at the hospital for vaginal bleeding . the 1L dextrose accidentally was down to 200ml in a span of no more than 10 minutes due to carelessness of a nurse. after that i had pulpitations and almost cant breathe . they told me not to worry but i cant help it.does it has any...
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my wife glucose sugar report 145.10 doctor advise for medicine biogmet is it good
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today morning i stepped over dog. Dog had scratched me little bit near my foot although no blood has com out it is very little scratch with dogs saliva . no blood at all. Do i need to take injection ? whatz injection name ?
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hello doctor , I am pregnant for 6 months, my bllod glucose level is 127 fasting and 168 pp, am i diebetic?
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my son is overweight;64 kg ,22 years old, 5fit 3 inches,studying engineering.he is healthy ,smart & getting top rank in college. 4 to 5 hours after meal he feels hungry ;unless he eats something sweet he does not feel better.If he is working in lab;then he does not feel the same.He is very active,no physical complaints,no specific medical...
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hi, I am a 58 years woman with high blood pressure and also taking lescol 80 for cholesterol , lastly i did a blood sugar test my fasting blood sugar was 84 although my hba1c was 8.5 (which is very high) As i am a little bit overweight i controlled myself to lose 4 kilograms to be in safe weight. After 2 months i repeat the analysis and I was...
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GLUCOSE , UA 30 (NEG) NEGATIVE mg/dL KETONES, UA 10 (NEG) NEGATIVE mg/dL SPECIFIC GRAVITY, UA 1.017 1.005 - 1.030 UA HGB 0.03 (NEG) NEGATIVE mg/dL Hb PH , UA 5.5 5.0 - 8.0 PROTEIN, UA 10 (NEG) 30 (1+) mg/dL NITRITE , UA NEGATIVE NEGATIVE BILIRUBIN, UA 0.5 (NEG) NEGATIVE mg/dL LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE , UA NEGATIVE NEGATIVE UROBILINOGEN, UA, QL 2.0...
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i have been itching for several months - no apparent rash - my allergist suggested i have bloodwork done - three that were out of range were glucose -122/ creatinine 1.2/gfr51 - i am an extremely fit, lean 60 year old white female - i ride the bike trainer 5-6 days/week,row,lift weights rockclimg 4-5 days a week, do yoga 3 days/week, dog walk,...
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my friend has been on dianil for last 2 months, but sugar reads at 280 to 300 fasting . Over last 5 years it has come down from 500 to present value with different doctors treatments. He is slim, 39, 54 kgs, 5 ft 3 inches. Now he is getting desperate as the values are nowhere near normal and all sorts of endocrinologists have given up.
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