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When to Be Concerned Blood sugar regulation issues can result in low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) and high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), which can trigger a number of symptoms, some of which can be serious.—Jillian Kubala, Health, 26 Nov. 2025 This leads to high blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia), which can cause damage to the body.—Dr. Brittany Bruggeman, Boston Herald, 16 Nov. 2025 Of the 75-plus children in monitoring, five have progressed to hyperglycemia, warranting clinical care, and none of these children developed DKA.—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025 Too much glucose, known as hyperglycemia, or too little, known as hypoglycemia, can lead to additional health risks.—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hyperglycemia
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borrowed from French hyperglycémie, from hyper-hyper- + glycémieglycemia
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