Save. Keerati9999/iStock/Getty Images. Dextrose is a simple sugar, or monosaccharide, that often is used interchangeably with the word glucose.. Glucose, or dextrose, is found mainly is honey and fruits and is also the sugar in your blood and the main form of carbohydrate used by your body.extrose is a simple sugar, or monosaccharide, that often is used interchangeably with the word glucose.. Glucose, or dextrose, is found mainly is honey and fruits and is also the sugar in your blood and the main form of carbohydrate used by your body.