Chinese word

血糖

Pronunciation

Pinyinxuè táng

Meaning

  • nounblood sugar

Example

饭后两小时测血糖。fàn hòu liǎng xiǎo shí cè xuè táng

Measure blood sugar two hours after a meal.

Illustration for 血糖 (blood sugar)

More examples

运动后，他的血糖下降了。yùn dòng hòu tā de xuè táng xià jiàng le

After exercising, his blood sugar dropped.

Core concept

A numerical snapshot of the glucose circulating through the blood.

Common phrases

  • 低血糖dī xuè táng

    low blood sugar

  • 高血糖gāo xuè táng

    high blood sugar

  • 血糖控制xuè táng kòng zhì

    blood sugar control

  • 血糖检测xuè táng jiǎn cè

    blood sugar testing

Similar words

血糖值xuè táng zhí: A blood glucose value recorded as a number.
血糖浓度xuè táng nóng dù: The amount of glucose contained in the blood, considered as a concentration.
高血糖gāo xuè táng: An unusually high glucose level in the blood.
低血糖dī xuè táng: An unusually low glucose level in the blood.

Definition in Chinese

血液中所含葡萄糖的浓度，临床上以数值表示用于反映机体的血糖状况。xuè yè zhōng suǒ hán pú táo táng de nóng dù lín chuáng shàng yǐ shù zhí biǎo shì yòng yú fǎn yìng jī tǐ de xuè táng zhuàng kuàng

Word origin

血糖 (xuètáng, "blood sugar") joins 血 (xuè, "blood") with 糖 (táng, "sugar") to describe blood glucose and its measured level.

Usage tips

  • For everyday health talk, note whether a reading is described as fasting or taken after a meal, because the testing time changes the context of the number.

Other meanings

  • blood sugar levelnoun

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