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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 Balance Blood Sugar Over time, high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) can harm your nerves and blood vessels, raising your risk for heart disease.—Amy Isler, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2025 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, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hyperglycemia
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Etymology
borrowed from French hyperglycémie, from hyper-hyper- + glycémieglycemia
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