HYPERGLYCEMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hyperglycemia mean? 

• HYPERGLYCEMIA (noun)
  The noun HYPERGLYCEMIA has 1 sense:

1. abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes

  Familiarity information: HYPERGLYCEMIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPERGLYCEMIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

hyperglycaemia; hyperglycemia

Hypernyms ("hyperglycemia" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Antonym:

hypoglycemia (abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet)

 Context examples 

Hyperglycemia happens when your body doesn't make enough insulin or can't use it the right way.

(Hyperglycemia, NIH)

Hyperglycemia can be a sign of diabetes or other conditions.

(Hyperglycemia, NCI Dictionary)

Oral intake of the carbohydrate drink before surgery may prevent insulin resistance and associated hyperglycemia.

(Carbohydrate Supplement Drink, NCI Thesaurus)

Any substance, other than insulin, used to treat hyperglycemia.

(Non-insulin Hypoglycemic, NCI Thesaurus)

Hyperglycemia, or high levels of glucose, is common in patients with acute ischemic stroke and is associated with worse outcomes compared to normal blood sugar levels.

(Researchers get a handle on how to control blood sugar after stroke, National Institutes of Health)

Any substance used to reduce hyperglycemia or treat disorders associated with diabetes.

(Anti-diabetic Agent, NCI Thesaurus)

Abnormally high levels of glucagon in the blood, which may manifest as hyperglycemia and/or necrolytic migratory erythema.

(Hyperglucagonemia, NCI Thesaurus)

Fetopathy found in infants of diabetic mothers that includes fetal macrosomia, hyperinsulinemia, and hyperglycemia.

(Diabetic Fetopathy, NCI Thesaurus)

An imaging artifact resulting from hyperglycemia of the patient.

(Hyperglycemia Artifact, NCI Thesaurus)

Decreased sensitivity to circulating insulin which may result in acanthosis nigicrans, elevated insulin level or hyperglycemia.

(Insulin Resistance, NCI Thesaurus)