Glucose is a simple sugar (monosaccharide) generated during phosynthesis involving water, carbon and sunlight in plants. It is produced in humans via hepatic gluconeogenesis and breakdown of polymeric glucose forms (glycogenolysis). It circulates in human circulation as blood glucose and acts as an essential energy source for many organisms through aerobic or anaerobic respiration and fermentation. It is primarily stored as starch in plants and glycogen in animals to be used in various metabolic processes in the cellular level. Its aldohexose stereoisomer, dextrose or D-glucose, is the most commonly occurring isomer of glucose in nature. L-glucose is a synthesized enantiomer that is used as a low-calorie sweetener and laxative. The unspecified form of glucose is commonly supplied as an injection for nutritional supplementation or metabolic disorders where glucose levels are improperly regulated. Glucose is listed on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.
Glucose pharmaceutical formulations (oral tablets, injections) are indicated for caloric supply and carbohydrate supplementation in case of nutrient deprivation. It is also used in metabolic disorders such as hypoglycemia.
Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Department of Critical Care Medicine of Zhujiang Hospital,Southern Medical University, Guanzhou, Guangdong, China
Department of Critical Care Medicine of Zhongshan People's Hospital, Zhongshan, Guangzhou, China
Department of Critical Care Medicine of Yunfu People's Hospital, Yunfu, Guangdong, China
Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Hasanuddin University, Faculty of Medicine, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok noi, Bangkok, Thailand
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
Oulu University Hospita, Oulu, Finland
Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Hatay, Turkey
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