Glucose

Glucose is a monosaccharide sugar that our body obtains from food and uses it as the main source of energy and initial substrate for numerous vital processes.
In addition to obtaining glucose from the diet, our liver and kidneys are capable of producing glucose through a process called gluconeogenesis, and in particular, our liver and muscles can release glucose from glycogen stores through glycogenolysis.
Plasma glucose is measured in several ways, and is important for: detection, diagnosis, and monitoring of diabetes and metabolic dysregulation present in conditions such as metabolic syndrome.