What Is Hyperglycaemia

It is important to know for all the diabetic sufferers and their family members that "what is hyperglycaemia?" Hyperglycaemia is symptom as well as cause of diabetes. In hypoglycaemia there are high blood sugar levels. In both type 1 and 2 diabetes the condition of hyperglycaemia develops when insulin remain unable to help glucose to enter in the cells. In the cells the glucose is converted into energy. Hypoglycaemia causes mild as well as severe symptoms. The severe symptoms, if left untreated, may result in diabetic coma or even death. Hypoglycaemia can be successfully treated by monitoring blood sugar levels, proper diet control, insulin injections and exercise The most usual sign of hypoglycaemia includes increased thirst, excessive urination and increased hunger soon after eating. Secondary signs of hyperglycaemia include dry skin and dry mouth because of dehydration, low energy levels and a sudden drop in weight. There are certain circumstances which trigger hyperglycaemia. These stimulators include stress, no exercise, surgery or any other illness. Hyperglycaemia is detected by measuring the blood glucose levels. Sometimes glucose level in sugar is also measured. The results may lead to the diagnosis of diabetes. Diabetes is closely linked with hypoglycaemia. In insulin dependent diabetes also termed type 1 diabetes the pancreas of the body does not secret the required amount of insulin for processing the glucose. The result is the excessive blood sugar levels. In type 2 diabetes the cells become unable to respond to the provided insulin; the result again is the high blood sugar levels. Though the result of both types of diabetes is the same and that is "high blood glucose levels"; however the treatment of these different types of hypoglycaemia is approached and treated in a different way. The standard treatment of insulin dependent diabetes is insulin therapy. In this case patient of diabetes type 1 has to inject insulin as his body is not producing the required amount of insulin. These insulin injections then have to be balanced with repeated checking for hypoglycaemia with a home glucometre. Some milder cases of diabetes type 1 can be controlled with the help of a balanced diet and regular exercise. The patients of type 2 diabetes require a lifestyle change along with the diabetes medications. If hypoglycaemia is left undiagnosed and untreated it may result in a condition termed ketoacidosis. If this condition onsets the diabetic body urgently needs energy. The body shuts down its lower priority functions that are carried with the help of energy. These result in dizziness, confused thinking and blurriness in vision. Then the body has to start using the fats as the energy source as glucose can't be properly utilized. As the human bodies are not designed to rapidly break down fats so a chemical termed ketones starts to build up. A certain level of ketones in the blood starts to poison the body and may eventually cause diabetic coma or even death. The awareness about the nutritional information is the key component for successfully managing hyperglycaemia. For instance counting the amount of carbohydrates is the first way of keeping the track of the amount of sugar in the person's diet.