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Hyperglycemia (cont.)

What Causes Hyperglycemia in Diabetes?

Hyperglycemia in diabetes may be caused by:

  • Skipping or forgetting your insulin or oral glucose-lowering medicine

  • Eating too many grams of carbohydrates for the amount of insulin administered or just eating too many grams of carbohydrates in general

  • Eating too much food and having too may calories

  • Infection

  • Illness

  • Increased stress

  • Decreased activity or exercising less than usual

  • Strenuous physical activity

What Are the Symptoms of Hyperglycemia in Diabetes?

It is important to know the early signs of hyperglycemia. If hyperglycemia is left untreated, it may develop into an emergency condition called ketoacidosis (if you have type 1 diabetes) or HHNS (if you have type 2 diabetes).

Early signs of hyperglycemia in diabetes include:

  • Increased thirst

  • Headaches

  • Difficulty concentrating

  • Blurred vision

  • Frequent urination

  • Fatigue (weak, tired feeling)

  • Weight loss

  • Blood glucose more than 180 mg/dL

Prolonged hyperglycemia in diabetes may result in:

  • Vaginal and skin infections

  • Slow-healing cuts and sores

  • Decreased vision

  • Nerve damage causing painful cold or insensitive feet, loss of hair on the lower extremities, and/or erectile dysfunction

  • Stomach and intestinal problems such as chronic constipation or diarrhea


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