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Past research suggests that hyperglycemia increases amyloid beta accumulation in the brain, which has been linked with Alzheimer’s.—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 30 Jan. 2026 This controls rapid blood sugar spikes (post-meal hyperglycemia) that can occur after eating a carbohydrate-rich diet alone.—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 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 See All Example Sentences for hyperglycemia
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borrowed from French hyperglycémie, from hyper-hyper- + glycémieglycemia