Gas and Bloating as Symptoms of Cancer. While it's too big of a leap to suggest that gas and bloating are early warning systems for cancer, they can, in fact, be the first sign if they are persistent and/or getting worse.
Glucose helps plants to have strong cell walls and tissues. The plant uses part of its glucose supply to form fiber, or cellulose. Besides giving the plant structure in the stems and leaves, plant cellulose provides humans and animals with an important source of dietary fiber. Plants also transform glucose into starches and fats.
Mammals use insulin to regulate the amount of glucose they have in their blood and they burn glucose for energy (to create ATP). Plants use glucose as well and make it through photosynthesis and they continue to grow as long as they get sunshine and the CO2, nitrogen and other things they need for life. Most plants lose their leaves in winter so that they can remain in homeostasis with the reduced temperatures and sunshine.