blood sugar
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- noun
- /blʌd ˈʃʊɡər/
- Specialized
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glucosa en sangre
- If you want to maintain your health, it's important to monitor your blood sugar regularly.
- blood sugar levels
- low blood sugar
- test blood sugar
So we're going to keep your blood sugar high all day long.
- So we're going to keep your blood sugar high all day long.
- It is when the body's blood sugar increases above normal.
- So it increases inflammation, blood sugar balance is dysregulated.
- Fat and protein don't raise your blood sugar any meaningful degree.
- That's going to spike your blood sugar even if you don't have diabetes.
- So whereas other people eat a steak and their blood sugar goes super high.
- That's related to the use of blood sugar, the use of glucose by neurons.
- And, you know, when blood sugar is out of whack, you're more tired easily.
- So, you know, spiking blood sugar levels aren't good for your body or your brain.
- I had good blood sugar levels in general.
- So it radically decreases your blood sugar levels.
Examples
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You can't let your blood sugar drop under all this stress.
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I need to stabilize his blood sugar.
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That also goes way up when your blood sugar is low.
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That can really mess with your blood sugar levels.
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Is your blood sugar low?
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Your blood sugar is low.
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My blood sugar is real low.
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Now for people who might have hypoglycemia or low blood sugar, then breakfast really is important.
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Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin, causing blood sugar levels to become elevated.
Academic text (2015) -
So, you know, spiking blood sugar levels aren't good for your body or your brain.
Synonyms
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A simple sugar that gives energy to living things and appears in many foods
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The amount of sugar in your blood
The amount of sugar in the blood
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the amount of glucose in the blood' is directly compositional from 'blood' + 'sugar' — a straightforward noun–noun compound meaning 'sugar in the blood.' This formation is common cross-linguistically and follows ordinary English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun blood sugar comes from the clear image of sugar in your blood: after you eat, sugar moves into the blood and its level goes up or down. That's why blood sugar means 'the amount of sugar in the blood' and is a level doctors watch to check your health and help people with diabetes.