What are the symptoms to Hyperglycemia?

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Can you tell me how they test for it, treat it and any other facts. I would not mind if you could give me a good website. Thank you
I would like the symptoms how it is tested, treated, and i would like the your source thanks!
Diabetes
Hyperglycemia is one of the classic symptoms of diabetes mellitus, the others being frequent and excessive thirst accompanied by frequent and excessive urination. But caution: A hyperglycemic condition without other classic symptoms is not dispositive of a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, but hyperglycemia is also an independent medical condition with other causes.
By comparison to hyperglycemia as an independent non-diabetic condition, Diabetes mellitus, in its organic form, is an apparently auto-immune disease of unknown cause and unknown cure, in which the Islets of Langerhans (a subordinate organ within the pancreas) fail to produce sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin or produce no insulin at all.

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Non-diabetic hyperglycemia
The most common cause of chronic non-diabetic hyperglycemia is obesity, the cure for which is proper diet and exercise to reduce the body's excess white fat reserves. The presence of excessive white fat reserves interferes with the body's ability to properly absorb and use insulin that is otherwise produced in sufficient quantity. Chronic non-diabetic hyperglycemia can produce some of the same complications as diabetic hyperglycemia; however, some of the complications of diabetes mellitus (especially juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus) can occur even if blood sugar levels are kept under control, because the disease operates beyond just the condition of hyperglycemia.
Certain eating disorders can produce acute non-diabetic hyperglycemia, as in the binge phase of bulimia nervosa, when the subject consumes an incredible number of calories at once, frequently from foods that are high in both simple and complex carbohydrates - the body simply having a fierce craving for the energy that carbohydrates provide.


Glucose levels vary before and after meals, and at various times of day; and what is "normal" varies among medical professionals, and can vary between patients. (As in other facets of life, the "average patient" does not exist as a real person.) In general, the "home" normal range for most people is about 80 to 120 mg/dL or 4 to 7 mmol/L.
A subject with a "home" range above 126 mg/dL or 7 mmol/L is generally held to have hyperglycemia, whereas a "home" range below 70 mg/dL or 4 mmol/L is considered hypoglycemic.
In fasting adults, blood plasma glucose should not exceed 126 mg/dL or 7 mmol/L. Sustained higher levels of blood sugar cause damage to the blood vessels and to the organs they supply, leading to the complications of diabetes.


Common Symptoms of Diabetic Hyperglycemia
If you have diabetes mellitus, the presence of these symptoms can indicate that blood sugar levels are too high:

Polyphagia (frequent hunger, especially pronounced hunger)
Polydipsia (frequent thirst, especially excessive thirst)
Polyuria (frequent urination, especially excessive urination)
But caution: Frequent hunger without the other two symptoms (which invariably occur together, absent renal complications, bladder infections, etc.), can also indicate that blood sugar levels are too low. This commonly occurs when people who have type 2 diabetes mellitus take too much oral hypoglycemic medication for the amount of food they eat. The resulting drop in blood sugar level to below the normal range prompts a hunger response. This hunger is not usually as pronounced as in type 1 diabetes mellitus (especially the juvenile onset form).

People with chronic non-diabetic hyperglycemia who take oral hypoglycemic medication can have the same problem (again, not as pronounced a hunger. In particular, if the hyperglycemia is caused by obesity, prescription of oral hypoglycemic medication can be ill advised. This is because the medication typically interferes with the subject's weight reduction plan by artificially lowering the blood sugar levels, so that a strong hunger response occurs when the subject attempts to naturally lower the blood sugar levels through a programme of proper diet and exercise. A vicious cycle can result, in which the more the subject exercises to lose weight, the greater the hunger caused by the medication, so that subject eats more to compensate for the oral hypoglycemic and, thus, cannot lose weight. The average blood sugar levels thus do not change, which can lead to an increase in the dosage of the oral hypglycemic medication, which only perpetuates the problem.

Other symptoms of diabetic hyperglycemia may include:

-Blurred vision
-Fatigue
-Weight loss
-Poor wound healing (cuts, scrapes, etc.)
-Dry mouth
-Dry or itchy skin
-Impotence (male)
-Recurrent infections such as vaginal yeast infections, groin rash, or external ear infections (swimmers ear)
These symptoms do not normally occur with acute non-diabetic hyperglycemia (it just doesn't last long enough), but some of them can occur in chronic non-diabetic hyperglycemia. The notable exception is weight loss, which almost never happens in chronic non-diabetic hyperglycemia - especially if the hyperglycemia is caused by obesity. Instead, the subject either maintains a stable obese weight, or gains weight. This is one of the ways non-diabetic hyperglycemia can be distinguished from diabetic hyperglycemia.



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Also, in order to test for hyperglycemia, you would either need to go to a doctor for a blood test, OR you may do it yourself if you have a glucometer. Prick your finger on the side instead of the center (it isn't as painful). Hold your finger down and squeeze out a drop of blood. The blood is then placed on the testing strip which is inserted into the glucometer. If your sugar is much higher than 140 at least 2 hours after eating, then you may have hyperglycemia. If you've just eaten, high blood sugar is completely normal, if not, go to a doctor soon.


Hope I helped...and GOOD LUCK!! ...Sorry my answer is so long...I took out what I didn't think was neccessary!








*UPDATE (to the 2 answerers below me)*

In case you didn't read her question, she was asking for any facts we could give her, so I'm guessing as much or as little information as we had or could find. That is the reason my answer is so long! ...I have hyperglycemia as a result of diabetes, so I know what I'm talking about...I'm not stupid! ...and by the way, having hyperglycemia is the same thing as being hyperglycemic...you don't have to have diabetes, but diabetes causes it in most people and Froggy, I hate to tell you, but that's not "all there is to it"...or however you put it; it effects different people in different ways!  (+ info)

How do you deal with reactive hyperglycemia and keep it undercontrol?

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Is there a difference between insulin-resistant reactive hypoglycemia and just reactive hyperglycemia?

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Can you have reactive hypoglycemia and it not be insulin-resistant?
Hyperglycemia is too much blood sugar, hypoglycemia is too little. Reactive hypoglycemia is too little blood sugar as a consequence of taking too much insulin. There's no reason to take insulin if you're not diabetic (insulin-resistant), unless you're intentionally trying to harm yourself.  (+ info)

If i go without having any sugar throughout the day, i get severe headaches is this a symptom of hyperglycemia?

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Ive noticed that when i go through my day and don't have any sugar i get severe headaches... There not the normal headaches, as pain radiates all over. However all it takes is a piece of fruit or a soda and im fine within a matter of minutes. Is this a symptom of diabetes?
"If I go WITHOUT any sugar.... symptom of HYPERglycemia"? Babe, if you get these when you go WITHOUT sugar, how could you POSSIBLY conclude that you are diabetic, or have issues with TOO MUCH sugar?
The human body requires a certain amount of sugar per day in order to survive. If you get these headaches from LACK of sugar, what you're experiencing is HYPO glycemia, not HYPER glycemia.
Your body needs some sugar for energy, it needs sugar in order to absorb any water you consume. If you go WITHOUT any sugar, even (especially, rather) if you are dieting, your body will suffer from low blood sugar levels and dehydration. Other symptooms of hypoglycemia may include dizziness and lethargy.
If you're trying to diet, find sources of complex carbohydrates and complex sugars that your body can break down. Complex carbs do not go straight to fat cells and breaking them down into a usable energy source burns calories.  (+ info)

How do you treat Hyperglycemia?

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Bloods today started of at 15.5mmol at 10:30am. Have felt fairly rough all day and bloods now around 31mmol. Best course of action please - do I need to call a doc out?
I assume you are an insulin diabetic. If so if you are symptomatic at 31mmol you should seek medical advice.  (+ info)

why is hunger a symptom of hyperglycemia? isnt eating what got you in trouble in the first place?

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I'm not stupidly making this up. It is clearly printed in the Endocrine Unit in the Lippencott Williams and Wilkins Essentials of Pediatrics textbook that hunger is both a symptom of hypo as well as hyperglycemia. I would like to know the pathology here, or perhaps the textbook is incorrect.
For diabetic having hyperglycemia, it means their blood sugar level is high. With diabetic, the body doesn't have enough insulin (from the pancreas) to break all the sugar and turn it into energy. The muscle needs energy to function, and they get it in the form of sugar broken down by the pancreas. Since the sugar isn't broken down that much - because of lack of insulin,- it can't be used as energy by the muscle. The muscle now signal the brain that it need energy. The brain then signal the body it needs food thus, the person gets hungry. Unfortunately, the sugar intake will not be turn into energy, and will only make the the sugar even higher. -- But here's what might confuse you - with the use of muscle with exercise, it will burn sugar and help the pancreas getting rid of the sugar which, will help lower it.

You did read it correctly. Low sugar tells the brain that it need food, thus the person gets hungry, too.  (+ info)

why and how does hyperglycemia makes CVA worse?

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where can i also find an article about hypertensive cardiovascular disease? i couldn't find it in the library. i only found an article about hypertension in the book. is HCVD and hypertension the same?
It is a complicated process and I am not sure there is a consensus answer to your question. Here are a couple of thoughts, though. Hyperglycemia changes the way we process cholesterol and triglycerides. It increases the likelihood of forming significant plaques in the artery. Plaques are what ruptures often causing an embolic or thromboembolic blockage - causing the stroke. (80-90 percent of strokes are ischemic rather than hemorrhagic) The inflammatory process also is affected by hyperglycemia. We have observed that plaques are more irritable and therefore more likely to rupture compared with someone who did not have hyperglycemia.

Try going to "Pub Med" for scientific journal articles briefs. If the articles are too advanced or abstract for your needs, try sites like WebMD. Many hospital sites have information too. Consider visiting the Mayo clinic's site, for instance.

Hypertension can cause complications in places other than the heart (which is what CV disease implies). It can affect the kidneys, reproductive function, eyes, stroke (brain), and the vessels themselves - aneurysms and vessel dissections for example. So hypertensive CVD implies - impaired cardiac function due to hypertension. Congestive heart failure and dilated cardiomyopathy are the most common complications.  (+ info)

Does my friend have HYPOglycemia or HYPERglycemia?

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I can't remember which she has, but it causes her to be underweight and have difficulty gaining weight, and she has to eat often so she doesn't get sick. Which one is that?

Thanks!
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I had a hyperglycemia melt down am i a diabetic?

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the ER doc measure my sugar blood level as 171 and took my numbness and in ability to move or control my limbs, and my racing heart as a panic attack.....

what do you think?
i think your best bet is to contact a doctor for some further testing.

yes, 171 is too high for someone without diabetes. HOWEVER...stress will always cause my blood sugar to shoot up and you were in the ER. For a panic attack. also, you don't mention how long it had been since you had last eaten/drank something. did they have you hooked up to any sort of an IV? IV solutions can sometime contain dextrose.

Speak to your primary doc. Let him/her know that your blood sugar tested high in the ER. they can schedule you for either a fasting glucose or a glucose tolerance test.

are you haveing any of the symptoms of diabetes?
increased thirst
increased urination
unexplained weight loss  (+ info)

10 points! are babies born to diabetic mothers at risk for HYPOglycemia or HYPERglycemia?

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I kind of forgot which one is which and what are the possible nursing managements?
Hypoglycemia and Macrosomia

http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/UVaHealth/peds_hrnewborn/diabtmom.cfm  (+ info)

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