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Hyperglycemia

What is blood glucose?

, or blood sugar, is the main sugar found in your blood. It is your body's primary source of energy. It comes from the food you eat. Your body breaks down most of that food into glucose and releases it into your bloodstream. When your blood glucose goes up, it signals your pancreas to release insulin. Insulin is a hormone that helps the glucose get into your cells to be used for energy.

For people with , your body doesn't make enough insulin, can't use it as well as it should, or both. Too much glucose stays in your blood and doesn't reach your cells.

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  1. Hyperglycemia (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... and doesn't reach your cells. What is hyperglycemia? Hyperglycemia means high blood glucose. It most often affects ... and doesn't reach your cells. What causes hyperglycemia? A key part of managing diabetes is controlling ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hyperglycemia.html - Health Topics
  2. Hyperglycemia - infants 
    Hyperglycemia is abnormally high blood sugar. The medical term for blood sugar is blood glucose. This article discusses hyperglycemia in infants. Hyperglycemia can occur at any age.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007228.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Managing your blood sugar 
    ... sugar ( hypoglycemia ) Recognize and treat high blood sugar ( hyperglycemia ) Plan healthy meals Monitor your blood sugar (glucose) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000086.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. High blood sugar - self-care 
    ... sugar is also called high blood glucose, or hyperglycemia. High blood sugar almost always happens in people ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000332.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Hyperglycemia (image) 
    Images ... Islets of Langerhans contain beta cells and are located within the pancreas. Beta cells produce insulin. Insulin is the main ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19843.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Mifepristone (Mifeprex) 
    ... another product (Korlym®), which is used to control hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) in people with a certain ... pregnancy. If you are using mifepristone to control hyperglycemia caused by Cushing's syndrome, read the monograph entitled ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a600042.html - Drugs and Supplements
  7. Mifepristone (Korlym) 
    Mifepristone (Korlym) is used to treat hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) in people with a certain type of Cushing's syndrome in which the body makes too much cortisol (a hormone) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a614005.html - Drugs and Supplements
  8. Type 2 diabetes 
    Type 2 diabetes is a disorder characterized by abnormally high levels of blood glucose, also called blood sugar. In this form of diabetes, the body stops ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/type-2-diabetes - Genetics
  9. Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome 
    Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by severe insulin resistance, a condition in which the body's tissues and organs do not respond ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/rabson-mendenhall-syndrome - Genetics
  10. Type A insulin resistance syndrome 
    Type A insulin resistance syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by severe insulin resistance, a condition in which the body's tissues and organs do not ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../type-a-insulin-resistance-syndrome - Genetics
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