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| Hyperglycemia | Hyperglycemia is the condition when a person has high blood sugar level. If you have diabetes, from time to time you will experience it. When you ingest carbohydrates like sugar and starches, it stimulates the release of the hormone insulin from the pancreas.
Insulin assists the body to change sugars into energy. Hyperglycemia appears when your body does not have enough insulin or when the insulin is not properly used by your body. Hyperglycemia is a serious condition. Such sever condition as ketoacidosis (diabetic coma) can occur if hyperglycemia is not treated.
Symptoms of diabetes hyperglycemia:
- abnormal thirst (polydipsia)
- headaches,
- feeling tired,
- difficulty concentrating,
- blurred vision,
- drowsiness,
- decreased endurance during exercise,
- lightheadedness,
- rapid breathing with fruity-smelling breath is a sign of ketoacidosis (diabetic coma).
Treatment for diabetes hyperglycemia
The main purpose of hyperglycemia treatment is to control the occurrence of the symptoms. You have to take your prescribed insulin and other medication to keep your blood sugar level within the safe range and take them as directed.
Hyperglycemia risks
If you have diabetes, you subjected to cardiovascular event rather than the disease because of the stress imposed upon the heart and vascular system by your diabetes. Hyperglycemia can cause damage to the heart and blood vessels. Hyperglycemia diabetes can also impair the activity of nitric oxide that leads to endothelial dysfunction like increased inflammation, impotence, depression, cataracts, glaucoma, and dementia.
Prevention of hyperglycemia diabetes:
- manage your diabetes
- take your medication as prescribed
- keep a record of measurements of you blood glucose levels taken at different times during the day
These records will show how your body responds to the food you eat and the exercise. You and your doctor can then decide a treatment plan that will keep your blood sugar levels within a safe range.
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