血糖

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The spelling is 血糖, read けっとう, and it combines 血, meaning blood, with 糖, meaning sugar.
• Basic usage: The basic sense of 血糖 is blood glucose or the concentration and measured value commonly called blood sugar.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The substance and its measured value
  • Both examples use the form 血糖. It can refer to the glucose present in the blood or to a numerical value recorded on a test sheet.
• Classroom topic and test record
  • 授業で食事と血糖の関係について学んだ。 — In class, we learned about the relationship between food and blood sugar.
  • 検査表には血糖の測定値が記録されている。 — The blood sugar measurement is recorded on the test sheet.