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What are the uses of glucose?
Posted March 12, 2024
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Uses of glucose:
- Treatment of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels)
- As a source of carbohydrate calories in patients who are ill and unable to eat
- Treatment of hyperkalemia (increased blood potassium levels)
- Producing energy in living organisms
- Storing carbohydrates and carbons in a liquid or solid state
- As a precursor for synthesizing substances
- To speed up recovery by direct injection into the blood
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