Question

Have you or anyone in your family been given a glucose drip? When and why? Tell the class about it.

Answer 1

Hint: Sometimes on being weak, we are given an injection via a drip intravenously. This provides us energy and we become fine after 2-3 days. The energy is needed to perform any activity so the drip has glucose and salts in it to make us healthier. The person who has undergone surgery is very weak so he needs to be on a drip for much longer to make his body fit to do actions again.

Complete answer:
Glucose is the substrate in our body to provide carbohydrates which provide us with energy to do work. In our body, glycolysis occurs which converts the glucose into the pyruvate which further undergoes Krebs cycle and electron transport chain to get the ATP. So the glucose forms the basic necessity in our food items.
When sometimes our body feels weak then the person is suggested to have a glucose drip to gain some energy in the body. The body sometimes is not able to retain the glucose so the glucose is given externally to provide the body with some food. This will increase the amount of glucose in the body.
The levels of salts and minerals in our body also play a vital role in the functioning of our body. So the drip has ample amounts of salts of sodium chloride and glucose to provide the patient with instant energy.

Note: Gaining too much glucose will lead to fats as the extra glucose now is being accumulated in the body leading to an increase in the weight. The person undergoing insulin injection has their weight increased due to extra absorption of glucose from the food.