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Is hyperglycemia a disease?
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YES: Typically hyperglycemia is the diagnostic result of having uncontrolled or undiagnosed diabetes. Occasional hyperglycemia can be fleeting in times of great physical stress but in those situations it does not persist.
Answered 5/25/2017
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No: It is a symptom usually of diabetes - but there a other causes of hyperglycemia.
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