High blood sugar, otherwise known as the condition hyperglycemia, occurs when high amounts of glucose is in the blood stream.
Hyperglycemia can have no symptoms, and often times is only a temporary condition but the chronic condition can create many complications over a series of years that can ultimately lead to serious ailments, such as cardiac arrhythmia, damage to the liver and kidneys, and damage to the retina.
Diabetes mellitus is the most common form of hyperglycemia.
The treatment consists of keeping the glucose levels as close to normal levels as possible, in order to keep long term effects minimal.
There is also sufferers of diabetes who have uncontrollable insulin production that tend to suffer acute hyperglycemia when the proper insulin levels are not maintained.
This can cause serious problems in the kidneys.
The classic symptoms of high blood pressure is a frequent and intense hunger, thirst, and urination.
Other symptoms may also appear such as blurry vision, sleepiness, dry mouth, itchy and dry skin, and tingling in the feet.
Recurrent infections can also appear on a person with hyperglycemia like yeast infections, or ear infections.
The glucose levels in blood stream are only enough to provide the body with enough energy for about thirty minutes, and if the body cannot control the amount of glucose put into the blood stream, the abnormal levels cause hyperglycemia.
When insulin levels in the body is low, the body cannot produce the amount of glycogen from the glucose needed.
Glycogen is stored in the liver, and is a starch that is used as energy.
Some drugs can cause acute hyperglycemia, like beta blockers, amphetamines, epinephrine, niacin, as well as some anti psychotics.
The body will often experience hyperglycemia when placed under stress, such as an infection.
The body releases what are called endogenous catecholamines, which raise the levels of glucose in the bloodstream, as well as a host of other duties.
First time sufferers of hyperglycemia should not be diagnosed with diabetes as the underlying cause of the condition may be something completely different.
Strokes, and other types of incredibly serious illnesses have been known to often produce hyperglycemia, as well as surgery and trauma.
The underlying cause of the high blood pressure may not be diabetes of any kind, and until it is established that there are no other potential causes, diabetes should not be decided upon as diabetes treatment that is unwarranted can do more harm than good.