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High blood sugar (hyperglycemia).(Adult Health Advisor)(Disease/Disorder overview)
- Article from:
- Clinical Reference Systems
- Article date:
- February 1, 2008
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What is hyperglycemia?
Hyperglycemia is a high level of sugar in the blood. Blood sugar is also called glucose.
How does it occur?
Hyperglycemia can occur in healthy people for a brief time after they eat foods very high in sugar, for example, after drinking a large milkshake or eating a large dessert. This may result in a brief high blood sugar level, but the body will process the sugar and the level of sugar in the blood will soon return to normal.
Hyperglycemia is the main problem if you have diabetes. If you have the form of diabetes called type 1 diabetes, hyperglycemia occurs because you do not have enough insulin to move sugar ...