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the fuel gauge your cells check every few minutes without asking permission.
means it is the concentration of glucose circulating in your bloodstream, tightly regulated to keep every cell in your body powered.
from glucose comes from the greek word for sweet wine, glykys, and doctors have been tasting sugary urine to diagnose diabetes since ancient india and greece, literally.
normal range70 to 100 mg/dl fasting, roughly
insulin's jobthe only hormone that lowers blood sugar
brain's cutuses about 120 grams of glucose daily
ancient testphysicians once tasted urine for sweetness
for instance
type 1 diabetes — immune system destroys insulin-producing cells, banting discovered insulin 1921
continuous glucose monitors — dexcom and freestyle libre track levels every 5 minutes now
hemoglobin a1c test — measures 3-month average blood sugar, used worldwide since 1970s
glycemic index — ranks foods by how fast they spike glucose, invented 1981