Hauora

kūhuka

glucose (C6H12O6)

tūingoa

WHAKAMĀRAMA

He momo huka māmā kei roto i ngā toto o te tangata, ka takea i te warowaihā ka kainga e ia. Ko te kūhuka te puna matua o te pūngao e mahi ai te tinana i āna mahi. Ina pāngia te tangata ki te mate huka, ka raru te taiaki e whakatina ana i te kūhuka o roto i tōna tinana.

A type of simple sugar present in a person's blood which originates from their intake of carbohydrates. Glucose is a main source of energy for the body’s functions. In a person with diabetes the hormone which controls the level of glucose in the body is impaired.

Tauira KŌrero

He aha ngā kai he nui te kūhuka o roto?

Ko tā te tukanga whakarau pūngao o te tangata, he huri i ngā warowaihā ka kainga e ia hei kūhuka.

Ka kawea te kūhuka ki ngā pūtau katoa o te tinana mā roto i ngā toto.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga

Mēnā he rahi rawa ngā kūhuka hei whakamahi mā te tinana, ka puritia ki roto i te ate me ngā uaua, ka kīia he kūhukahuka. Ki te heke te kūhuka o roto i ngā toto, ka tukuna te kūhukahuka hei whakamahi mā ngā pūtau, arā, he momo kūhuka tāpiri hei whakapiki i te pūngao o te tangata.

Takenga Mai

kū - thick liquid (me te rite anō o te tangi ki te 'glu' o te kupu Ingarihi)

huka - sugar

KUPU KĒ ATU

waitī

Tauira KŌrero

He aha ngā kai he nui te kūhuka o roto?

Ko tā te tukanga whakarau pūngao o te tangata, he huri i ngā warowaihā ka kainga e ia hei kūhuka.

Ka kawea te kūhuka ki ngā pūtau katoa o te tinana mā roto i ngā toto.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga