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Is hyperglycemia the same as diabetes?

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Dr. Quang Nguyen answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

No: Hypergycemia is high blood sugar concentration in the blood. It can occur in diabetics but also in people with pre-diabetes so hyperglycemia alone does not give you the diagnosis of diabetes.

Answered 3/15/2014

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Dr. Ron Jones answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Basically yes: Yes. But there can be elevated blood sugars from other causes without true diabetes.

Answered 12/15/2012

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