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In diabetes, sugar builds up in your blood, leading to hyperglycemia (high blood sugar).—Anju Goel, Health, 4 Apr. 2025 It is caused by insulin resistance, where the body can’t respond fully to the insulin the pancreas produces, so blood glucose rises (hyperglycemia).—New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025 In some cases, it is hypothesized that rapid correction of hyperglycemia induced by these drugs, rather than a toxic effect of the drugs, could be associated with the ophthalmic complications reported.—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 Blood sugar levels help your providers monitor and treat hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and hyperglycemia (high blood sugar, usually due to diabetes).—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 21 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hyperglycemia
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Etymology
borrowed from French hyperglycémie, from hyper-hyper- + glycémieglycemia
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