Funny thing is I already knew all this, nice answers though ;)
Diabetes - 5 Answers
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Because persistent hyperglycemia is diabetes mellitus. They are synonymous.
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Hyperglycemia is increased sugar in the blood system. The pancreas produces insulin to lower the amount/ level of sugar in the body. When a person has diabetes, their pancreas either cannot make insulin at all, or cannot make adequate insulin to lower the amount of sugar in the blood system. Careful monitoring of diet and increase in activity can help a person maintain normal blood sugar levels without the need for insulin. Those with diabetes may also have symptoms of hypoglycemia, when blood sugar levels fall too low. Close monitoring of blood sugar levels is very important- as major organs can be destroyed by high blood sugar; such as the eyes and kidneys, to name a few.
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Because, hyper means high, glycemia means sugar. Diabetes mellitis is the medical disorder which chararacterizes hyperglycemia, resulting from secretion or action of the hormone insulin.
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Liv, in diabetes mellitus the beta cells of the pancreas don't 1) produce enough insulin, 2) produce any insulin or 3) produce a usable insulin. Insulin regulates the levels of glucose in the blood. If there is no insulin production, as in Type I, or little insulin production or insulin that cannot be used (such as with central obesity--fat is insulin resistant), as in Type II, then there is nothing to regulate and lower glucose levels in the blood. A higher than normal level of glucose is called hyperglycemia. That is why hyperglycemia is a symptom of IDDM Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus) and NIDDM (Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus). I tried to keep it simple.
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Because the insulin that carries glucose in our blood is either not enough or not functioning at all so the glucose stays in our blood. That's why when you take your blood sugar it's above the normal average called hyperglycemia.
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