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Understanding Hyperglycemia (High Blood Glucose)
Understanding Hyperglycemia (High Blood Glucose)When you have diabetes, you have hyperglycemia.Hyperglycemia means that there is too much glucose, a form of sugar, in your bloodstream.When your glucose is 180 mg/dL or higher two hours after eating, you have hyperglycemia.If you become hyperglycemic, or your blood glucose goes too high, you may begin to experience symptomssuch as: frequent urination, increased thirst; unusual tiredness; blurred vision; and cuts, sores, or skininfections that take a long time to heal.These symptoms will probably be similar to those you had when you were first diagnosed.“So I would describe high sugar as you feel miserable. It’s awful. You get really thirsty, like, it’s anunquenchable thirst. Sometimes it affects my vision, but not usually, but sometimes. You get cranky.You just really, though, this, like, feeling, you just feel awful.”Your blood glucose may go too high when you eat the wrong balance of foods, skip physical activity, forget totake your medication, or take a smaller amount.Hyperglycemia can also happen for reasons beyond your control, such as when you’re sick... or underunusual stress.High blood glucose may last for hours, days, or even weeks, depending on the cause and can lead to longterm health problems.Sometimes your blood glucose may be too high and you won’t experience any symptoms at all.That’s why home blood glucose checks on a regular basis are so important.Talk with your diabetes care team about high blood glucose and when to call if your blood glucose results areabove your target range.If your blood glucose levels are high on a regular basis, you and your diabetes care team may need to makechanges to your management plan to achieve your blood glucose goals.Keeping your blood glucose in your target range and avoiding hyperglycemia, or high blood glucose, can go along way to preventing the long-term health problems of diabetes.Although Diabetes is complex, it’s manageable when you have the right information and support. DiabetesCare and Education Specialists are trained to be your diabetes expert and can help you learn how tosuccessfully thrive with diabetes. You deserve nothing less!Ask your provider for a referral today! Find one at www.DiabetesEducator.org/find.This program is for informational purposes only. Publisher disclaims all guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness,or suitability of this video for medical decision making. For all health related issues please contact your healthcare provider.PRG10077B EN UnderstandingHyperglycemiaHighBloodGlucose.pdf© The Wellness NetworkPage 1 of 1
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