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What is the difference between hyperglycemia and diabetes?
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Different stage: Hyperglycemia just means your blood sugar is high. You may or may not be diabetic. If it's chronically elevated above a certain level (>126 for a fasting sugar) then we call it diabetes.
Answered 5/27/2019
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Hyperglycemia: If blood sugar level above a threshold of 120, then it is called, hyperglycemia. The difference is, in diabetes, blood sugars tend to stay > 120 and higher if left untreated, where as in hyperglycemia, the sugars trend down within a few hours. Hyperglycemia-- is an abnormal blood test. Diabetes is a disease.
Answered 5/27/2019
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