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blood sugar

noun

blood sugar

med the glucose concentration in the blood: the normal fasting value is between 3.9 and 5.6 mmol/l

blood sugar

Sugar in the form of glucose in the blood. The concentration of blood sugar is measured in milligrams of glucose per 100 milliliters of blood.

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First recorded in 1925–30

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