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Glucose vs Prediabetes - What's the difference?

glucose | prediabetes |

As nouns the difference between glucose and prediabetes

is that glucose is while prediabetes is the state in which blood glucose levels are above normal but have not reached those of diabetes.

glucose

English

(Glucose) (wikipedia glucose)

Noun

(-)
  • (carbohydrate) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.

    • Synonyms

    * grape sugar * blood sugar * corn sugar

    Hyponyms

    * dextrose * D-glucose * L-glucose * dextroglucose

    Hypernyms

    * aldohexose * hexose * monosaccharide

    Derived terms

    * glucose syrup * glucoside * glucosiduronate * isoglucose

    See also

    * levoglucose

    prediabetes

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state in which blood glucose levels are above normal but have not reached those of diabetes.