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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The presence of an abnormally high concentration of glucose in the blood.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The presence in the blood of a large quantity of sugar. Also
hyperglykemia .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine An unusually high concentration of
sugar in theblood
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes
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Examples
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Chronically high blood sugar levels are referred to as hyperglycemia.
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Chronically high blood sugar levels are referred to as hyperglycemia.
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Chronically high blood sugar levels are referred to as hyperglycemia.
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Afrezza is powdered insulin for helping adult patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus control high blood glucose, also known as hyperglycemia, which is a major cause of diabetes-related complications.
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More often, chronic, long-term hyperglycemia can lead to health complications, including vision damage and nerve, kidney and heart disease.
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More often, chronic, long-term hyperglycemia can lead to health complications, including vision damage and nerve, kidney and heart disease.
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This can cause the amount of glucose in the bloodstream to rise, a condition known as hyperglycemia.
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This can cause the amount of glucose in the bloodstream to rise, a condition known as hyperglycemia.
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This can cause the amount of glucose in the bloodstream to rise, a condition known as hyperglycemia.
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Meanwhile, excess glucose in the bloodstream, a condition known as hyperglycemia, damages blood vessels and nerves, and may eventually cause problems throughout the body.
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