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.
Blood sugar tends to rise after a meal.
The doctor told me to control my blood sugar.
Blood sugar can rise sharply after a meal.
Exercising tends to lower blood sugar.
The doctor recommended controlling blood sugar through diet.
I measure my blood sugar as soon as I wake up every morning.
hypoglycemic drug; blood sugar lowering agent
self-monitoring of blood glucose; blood sugar testing; SMBG