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INTRODUCTION

Glucose is the common carbohydrate. It is classified as a monosaccharide, an

aldose, a hexose and is a reducing sugar. Glucose is also called blood sugar as it
circulates in the blood and it further converted to starch for storage and it is the most
important simple sugar in human metabolism. It’s sometimes called dextrose. Glucose
is one of the primary molecules that serve as energy sources for plants and animals. It
is found in the sap of plants, and found in the human bloodstream where it is referred to
as blood sugar. Carbohydrates are the main dietary source of glucose. Rice, potatoes,
bread, tortillas, cereal, milk, fruit, and sweets are all carbohydrate-rich foods. The level
of blood glucose low enough to define hypoglycemia may be different for different
people, in different circumstances, and for different purposes, and occasionally has
been a matter of controversy. Most healthy adults maintain fasting glucose levels above
70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L), and develop symptoms of hypoglycemia when the glucose falls
below 55 mg/dL (3 mmol/L).

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 180 million
people worldwide have diabetes and that this number is projected to double by year
2030 when this disorder will be affecting people, irrespective of sex, age and
socioeconomic status. Currently, conventional drugs used for diabetes treatment are
associated with drawbacks such as rigid dosing regimens, high cost, inaccessibility and
unexpected side effects. Hypoglycemia is a condition characterized by an abnormally
low level of blood sugar (glucose), your body's main energy source. Hypoglycemia is
commonly associated with the treatment of diabetes. However, a variety of conditions,
many of them rare, can cause low blood sugar in people without diabetes. Low blood
glucose or low blood sugar occurs when blood glucose drops below normal levels.
Hypoglycemia can happen suddenly. It is usually mild and can be treated quickly and
easily by eating or drinking a small amount of glucose-rich food. If left untreated,
hypoglycemia can get worse and cause confusion, clumsiness, or fainting. Severe
hypoglycemia can lead to seizures, coma, and even death. The most common forms of
moderate and severe hypoglycemia occur as a complication of treatment of diabetes
mellitus with insulin or oral medications. Hypoglycemia is less common in non-diabetic
persons, but can occur at any age, from many causes. Hypoglycemia is treated rapidly
by restoring the blood glucose level to normal by the ingestion or administration of
dextrose or carbohydrate foods quickly digestible to glucose. In some circumstances it
is treated by injection or infusion of glucagon.
 Mustasa is widely distributed in the settled areas of the Philippines, in town, near
houses, etc., planted and spontaneous. It was certainly introduced from Asia, and is
now pantropic in distribution,occurring also in some temperature regions . The mustasa
leaves are eaten in the Philippines as a green leafy vegetable; it is excellent sources of
calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamin B. Mustasa leaves applied to the forehead for
headaches. Applied to unbroken skin, it acts as a counterirritant, producing a sensation
of warmth followed by burning pain. Leaves applied externally for pleurodynia and
pleuritis, neuralgia, lumbago. In India, mustasa leaves is used for diabetes.