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Learn About Infant Hyperglycemia
Hyperglycemia is abnormally high blood sugar. The medical term for blood sugar is blood glucose.
This article discusses hyperglycemia in infants. Hyperglycemia can occur at any age.
High blood sugar - infants; High blood glucose level - infants
A healthy baby's body most often has very careful control of the blood sugar level by normal bodily systems. Insulin is the main hormone in the body that regulates blood sugar. Sick babies may have poor insulin function or low amounts. This causes poor control of the blood sugar and allows it to get high.
There can be specific causes of ineffective insulin function or a low insulin level. Causes may include infection, liver problems, hormone problems, and some medicines. Rarely, babies may actually have diabetes, and therefore have a low insulin level that results in high blood sugar.
Babies with hyperglycemia often have no symptoms.
Sometimes, babies with a high blood sugar will produce large amounts of urine and may become dehydrated. High blood sugar may be a sign that the baby has added stress on the body due to problems such as an infection or heart failure.
There are most often no long-term effects from a temporary high blood sugar level unless the baby has diabetes.
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Summary: The purpose of this study is to confirm hypothesis that Glibenclamide can be administered orally and is an alternative to insulin therapy in treating transient hyperglycemia of premature newborns.
Summary: MetS is a syndrome characterized by a combination of diabetes, hypertension and visceral obesity, altered blood lipids, beginning in childhood, leading to chronic disease in adulthood. Adult criteria for defining MetS require a minimum of 3 risk factors, listed in the NCEP ATP III (National Cholesterol Education Program, Adult Treatment Panel III, ATP III), they are hyperglycaemia, hypertriglyceri...
Published Date: October 07, 2025
Published By: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
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