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Diabetic shock due to hyperglycemia can be fatal if left unaddressed.6
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Symptoms of diabetic shock differ between hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.
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Kelly Wood, Verywell Health, 21 May 2025
Metabolic syndrome includes the presence of three of five specific clinical markers or conditions: hypertension (high blood pressure), hyperglycemia (high blood sugar), dyslipidemia (abnormal levels of cholesterol and fat in the blood), and excess abdominal fat.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 8 May 2025
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
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Kelly Wood, Verywell Health, 21 May 2025
Metabolic syndrome includes the presence of three of five specific clinical markers or conditions: hypertension (high blood pressure), hyperglycemia (high blood sugar), dyslipidemia (abnormal levels of cholesterol and fat in the blood), and excess abdominal fat.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 8 May 2025
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
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“Hyperglycemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperglycemia. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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hyperglycemia
noun
hy·per·gly·ce·mia
variants
or chiefly British hyperglycaemia
: an excess of sugar in the blood
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