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By Linh LAm

Glucose. By Linh LAm. Glucose is the main type of sugar in the blood and is the major source of energy for the body's cells. Glucose comes from the foods we eat or the body can make it from other substances. Glucose is carried to the cells through the bloodstream. What is Glucose?.

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  1. Glucose By LinhLAm

  2. Glucose is the main type of sugar in the blood and is the major source of energy for the body's cells. Glucose comes from the foods we eat or the body can make it from other substances. Glucose is carried to the cells through the bloodstream What is Glucose?

  3. Formula • C6H12O6

  4. Structure and nomenclature Cyclic forms

  5. Structure and nomenclature Open-chain form

  6. Function • Glucose is a common medical analyte measured in blood samples. Eating or fasting prior to taking a blood sample has an effect on the result. A high fasting glucose blood sugar level may be a sign of prediabetes or diabetes mellitus.

  7. Glucose Levels

  8. Normal Blood Sugars • A normal fasting (no food for eight hours) blood sugar level is between 70 and 99 mg/dL • A normal blood sugar level two hours after eating is less than 140 mg/dL

  9. Pre-diabetes • A fasting blood glucose in between 100-125 mg/dL • You are at high risk of developing diabetes. You can prevent or delay diabetes by increasing physical activity, eating healthful foods, and maintaining or losing weight • Pre-diabetes is also called impaired fasting glucose (IFG)

  10. Diabetes • Two consecutive fasting blood glucose tests that are equal to or greater than 126 mg/dL

  11. Sources and absorption • Most dietary carbohydrates contain glucose • Liver cell glycogen can be converted to glucose and returned to the blood when insulin is low or absent • muscle cell glycogen is not returned to the blood because of a lack of enzymes

  12. Thanks for listening to my presentation! • Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year

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