Diabetes/Tech Dictionary

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Hyperglycaemia - high blood glucose. People with diabetes are generally advised to aim for blood glucose no higher than 9mmol/L by 2 hours after a meal. Everyone, whether living with diabetes or not, will have fluctuations in blood glucose levels throughout the day. But in the case of type 1 diabetes, those fluctuations are likely to be greater. Symptoms of high blood glucose can include tiredness or lethargy, headache, increased thirst, blurred vision, increased need to unirate. Sustained exposure to high blood glucose is associated with diabetic complications such as blindness, kidney failure and nerve damage. In severe cases high blood glucose in type 1 diabetes can lead to a dangerous condition known as DKA

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