What Causes Hyperglycemia in Diabetes?
What Causes Hyperglycemia in Diabetes?
Hyperglycemia in diabetes may be caused by:
Skipping or forgetting your insulin or oral glucose-lowering medicine
Eating too many grams of carbohydrates for the amount of insulin administered or just eating too many grams of carbohydrates in general
Eating too much food and having too may calories
Infection
Decreased activity or exercising less than usual
Strenuous physical activity
What Are the Symptoms of Hyperglycemia in Diabetes?
It is important to know the early signs of hyperglycemia. If hyperglycemia is left untreated, it may develop into an emergency condition called ketoacidosis (if you have type 1 diabetes) or HHNS (if you have type 2 diabetes).
Early signs of hyperglycemia in diabetes include:
Increased thirst
Headaches
Difficulty concentrating
Blurred vision
Frequent urination
Fatigue (weak, tired feeling)
Blood glucose more than 180 mg/dL
Prolonged hyperglycemia in diabetes may result in:
Vaginal and skin infections
Slow-healing cuts and sores
Decreased vision
Nerve damage causing painful cold or insensitive feet, loss of hair on the lower extremities, and/or erectile dysfunction
