Hyperglycemia refers to high blood sugar, or glucose, levels. The normal fasting range for blood glucose is less than 126mg/dL (milligrams per deciliter); blood glucose higher than 160mg/dL indicates hyperglycemia, according to the Joslin Diabetes...
Dangerously high blood glucose levels--over 300 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL)--can cause life-threatening complications. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) occurs mostly in type 1 diabetics, but can occur in type 2 diabetics in some cases. In DKA,...
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute complication of diabetes that is a life-threatening emergency. It is more common in patients with type 1 diabetes, but may also occur in type 2 diabetes. Some patients find out that they have diabetes after...
Ketones are metabolic byproducts of fatty acid metabolism. In the diabetic patient, the presence of ketones in the blood are indicative of a state known as diabetic ketoacidosis, or DKA, whereby there is an uncontrolled increase in blood glucose,...
Diabetes is a major health problem that can lead to long term complications. Speedy recognition of the disease is imperative to ensure a positive quality of life for those who have this condition. With proper study of the symptoms of diabetes,...
Acidosis is a state where the blood is too acidic. There are two kinds of acidosis. Metabolic acidosis describes a condition where the kidneys cannot remove enough acid, or the body cannot regulate the acidity of the blood due to a chemical...
Diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by a defect in the body's ability to make or utilize insulin, resulting in high blood glucose levels in the blood. In the United States, 23.6 million children and adults have diabetes and 1.6 million...
Breathing is a fundamental process needed to sustain life. Still, it is only a part of the complex oxygen, carbon-dioxide swapping cycle called respiration. This process begins upon inhalation, allowing oxygen to flow deep within the lungs and...
High blood-glucose levels (hyperglycemia) can present with a wide variety of signs and symptoms and can affect the brain as significantly as low blood-glucose levels. When circulating blood glucose rises above a certain level, gradual changes that...
