noun
blood sugar; blood glucose
Medical and health-related term for glucose/sugar in the blood. In everyday discussion it often appears in compounds such as 血糖値, but 血糖 itself is also used in phrases like 血糖が上がる and 血糖をコントロールする.
食後は血糖が上がりやすい。
Blood sugar tends to rise after a meal.
医師から血糖をコントロールするように言われた。
The doctor told me to control my blood sugar.