blood sugar
noun
: the glucose in the blood
also
: its concentration (as in milligrams per 100 milliliters)
Examples of blood sugar in a Sentence
As a diabetic, he needs his blood sugar to stay at the right levels.
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But recently, people without diabetes have become obsessed with managing their blood sugar.
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Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 7 Aug. 2025
The company is waiting for final results from a similar study of weight loss in people with diabetes; early results released in April indicate that the drug helped people with diabetes lower their blood sugar.
—Alice Park, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
That data matched Wall Street’s projections, and Eli Lilly said trial data indicated its pill helped patients with Type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar and had safety similar to weight-loss injections already on the market.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Your body then releases a hormone called insulin to help bring your blood sugar levels back down to normal.
—Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2025
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Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 7 Aug. 2025
The company is waiting for final results from a similar study of weight loss in people with diabetes; early results released in April indicate that the drug helped people with diabetes lower their blood sugar.
—Alice Park, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
That data matched Wall Street’s projections, and Eli Lilly said trial data indicated its pill helped patients with Type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar and had safety similar to weight-loss injections already on the market.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Your body then releases a hormone called insulin to help bring your blood sugar levels back down to normal.
—Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blood sugar
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“Blood sugar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20sugar. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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