During fasting the glucose is relaesed from intracellular glycogen stores in the liver (produced by glucogenolysis). After a meal blood glucose is acquired from the diet.
Glucose IS the scientific name. Blood sugar is the common name.
Another name for Glucose is Dextrose
Saliva
blood glucose levels
The name of the blood vessel which supplies glucose and oxygen to the heart muscle is an artery. Arteries carry blood away from the heart.
Glucose
insulin
Insulin is the main regulator of blood glucose.
Insulin
It is the glucose level (the amount of it) in your blood. Added 2/17/11: Glucose, which can also be listed as GLU on a lab report, is a chemical name for SUGAR. The normal level of glucose / sugar in your blood should stay between 70 - 110. Blood glucose levels that stay elevated above 125 over a period of time could mean that you have a disease called diabetes.
Insulin
The Scientific name for simple sugars is Monosaccharides, complex sugars are known as Disaccharides.