HYPERGLYCEMIA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes

Synonyms:

hyperglycaemia; hyperglycemia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hyperglycemia" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Antonym:

hypoglycemia (abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet)

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Context examples:

The disordered carbohydrate metabolism that underlies diabetes manifests as hyperglycemia.

(Plasma Glucose Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Glitarzars bind to two or more subtypes of PPAR isoforms, and result in improving hyperglycemia and lipid abnormalities as seen by decreasing levels of glucose, triglycerides and increasing levels of HDL cholesterol.

(Glitazar Antidiabetic Agent, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called hyperglycemia.

(High blood sugar, NCI Dictionary)

In type II diabetes—the most common form of the disease—the cells of the body become inefficient at responding to insulin and as a consequence, glucose in circulation can become dangerously high (hyperglycemia) while the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin to compensate.

(Researchers Develop Insulin-Producing Cells Activated by Light for Diabetes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

This mouse model is prone to the development of fatty lesions in the aorta similar to atheromatous plaque in humans, as well as hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, hypercholesterolemia and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in response to a high fat diet.

(C57BL/6 Mouse, NCI Thesaurus)

Hyperglycemia means high blood sugar or glucose.

(Hyperglycemia, NIH)

Researchers found that transplanting the engineered pancreatic beta cells under the skin of diabetic mice led to improved tolerance and regulation of glucose, reduced hyperglycemia, and higher levels of plasma insulin when subjected to illumination with blue light.