Blood Sugar Balance in Plain English Before we get started with tips to balance your blood sugar, I want to cover some basic blood sugar terms that I will be using in this discussion. Blood sugar/blood glucose - Glucose is the form of sugar that is in our bloodstream. Glucose is the body's preferred source of fuel. Insulin - the pancreas secretes insulin, a hormone that shuttles glucose from the blood into body cells. It knocks on the cell and says, 'Open up, I've got some glucose that I need to get out of the bloodstream so take it and