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If taken in large quantities (or quantities larger than what is safe for you), dextrose can have serious effects. It is strongly recommended that people with certain conditions, including diabetes, hyperglycemia, hypokalemia and edema do not put dextrose into their bodies.
In food, dextrose moves quickly to the muscles to provide nutrients. Dextrose used in intravenous solutions is to get a patient's blood sugar level back to normal (the name dextrose refers to the origin, once it is in the blood it becomes glucose).