Your medical director is providing a review of diabetic emergencies and asks you to describe glucose. Which of these statements would be your most appropriate response?

A) "It is a medication that will lower the blood sugar."
B) "It is a hormone produced by the pancreas."
C) "It is a sugar that is the body's main source of energy."
D) "It is a toxin that accumulates in the blood of a patient with diabetes."


C) "It is a sugar that is the body's main source of energy."

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