Does glucose make you fat?

Glucose will not have a weight-gaining effect after taking it, but this drug cannot be taken too much. The specific dosage and time of taking need to be determined according to the specific condition of your body. Most people only need to take it for about a week or two to make their condition improve. If you take too much, you will have overnutrition.

Among the nutrients for normal growth and development of children, the three most important elements are sugar, protein and fat. Sugar (carbohydrates) are the main source of calories for the body. Glucose is a monosaccharide that can be directly utilized by the body. For infants aged 1 to 6 months, the sugars in their food are mainly lactose and a small amount of starch.

After 4 months, the amount of starch-containing food gradually increases. By the age of 1 year, the various enzyme systems in the gastrointestinal tract that digest starch have gradually improved, and can quickly hydrolyze it into glucose and absorb it into the blood in the small intestine. After absorption, it can directly provide energy or be stored in the form of glycogen. Excess can turn into fat.

The human body does not normally consume glucose, and the body will not lack glucose, so it does not need to be supplemented. However, when children are sick, refuse to eat, and are extremely weak, it is advisable to feed them glucose for a short period of time to ensure their basal metabolic calorie needs. This is why glucose is sometimes infused intravenously.

However, it is believed that glucose has high nutritional value, and feeding it too much and for too long while ignoring the supply of other foods can affect children's appetite. In addition, since protein and other nutrients cannot be supplemented, it can lead to growth retardation, severe recurrent infections, malnutrition, etc. It can also cause transient diabetes due to increased blood sugar, resulting in symptoms of thirst, polydipsia and polyuria.

If the glands in the child's digestive tract that produce other digestive enzymes are abandoned and unused, it will lead to atrophy in the long run, and the digestive function will be further reduced, making it even more difficult for the child to eat other types of food. Normal children should try to eat more starchy foods and practice chewing to promote the secretion of salivary glands, enhance appetite and digestive function, and benefit the development of maxillofacial bones and teeth.

Drug interactions

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Precautions

⑴. When injecting hypertonic glucose injection intravenously, attention should be paid to whether the solution leaks out of the blood vessels to avoid phlebitis. The same complication may also occur when 5%-10% concentration solution is injected continuously in the same area.

⑵. When using hypertonic solutions to treat cerebral edema, if the medication is suddenly stopped, rebound phenomenon is likely to occur and cerebral edema may occur again. Therefore, the medication should not be stopped suddenly, but the dosage should be reduced slowly until it is discontinued.

⑶. Subcutaneous injection is not recommended to avoid causing subcutaneous necrosis.

⑷. Hypertonic glucose injection is prohibited in patients with intracranial or intramedullary hemorrhage or dehydration and delirium to avoid accidents.