The “hyperglycemia” is the term coined by joining hyper+ glyc+ emia. Hyper means too much, glyc stands for sweet and emia stands for blood. The hyperglycemia or high blood sugar is the condition of abnormally increased level of glucose (sugar) in the blood. The abnormally high blood sugar is usually associated with diabetes. Hyperglycemia causes mild to severe symptoms that can be fatal. The hyperglycemia may have two forms, diabetic hyperglycemia and non-diabetic hyperglycemia.
Diabetic Hyperglycemia: Hyperglycemia is a classic symptom and cause of diabetes mellitus. The common symptoms of diabetic hyperglycemia includes
• Polyphagia (frequent hunger, especially pronounced hunger)
• Polydipsia (frequent thirst, especially excessive thirst)
• Polyuria (frequent urination, especially excessive urination)
The other symptoms of diabetic hyperglycemia may include blurred vision, fatigue, weight loss, poor wound healing, dry mouth, dry or itchy skin, impotence (male) and recurrent infections such as vaginal yeast infections, groin rash, or external ear infections (swimmers ear). Carefully monitored blood glucose levels, insulin injections, exercise, a proper diet, and oral medication can treat the diabetic hyperglycemia.
Non-Diabetic Hyperglycemia: Obesity and certain eating disorders can cause chronic non-diabetic hyperglycemia. Proper diets and exercise to reduce the body’s excess white fat reserves can cure the obesity. The symptoms do not normally occur with acute non-diabetic hyperglycemia, but some similar to those of diabetic hyperglycemia may occur in chronic non-diabetic hyperglycemia.
In diabetic hyperglycemia a sufferer normally loses weight, but in non-diabetic hyperglycemia it never happens. Instead, the subject either keeps a stable obese weight, or gains weight.
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