Diseases

Hyperglycemia

Abnormally high BLOOD GLUCOSE level.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Abnormally high BLOOD GLUCOSE level.

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5 entry terms
  • Hyperglycemias
  • Hyperglycemia, Postprandial
  • Postprandial Hyperglycemia
  • Hyperglycemias, Postprandial
  • Postprandial Hyperglycemias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIC MICE see MICE, OBESE is available: do not add HYPERGLYCEMIA or OBESITY unless disease is particularly discussed; Somogyi effect or rebound hyperglycemia: index HYPERGLYCEMIA / chem ind + DIABETES MELLITUS / drug ther + INSULIN / adv eff; "induced hyperglycemia" in disease states or physiologic studies: index BLOOD GLUCOSE, not HYPERGLYCEMIA

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  1. C18.452w.394.952w

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WK 880

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hyperglycemia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006943. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006943
  2. Hyperglycemia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperglycemia
  3. Hyperglycemia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271993