Noun | 1. | hyperglycemia - abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes Synonyms: hyperglycaemia Antonyms: hypoglycaemia, hypoglycemia - abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet |
excessive blood glucose. Fasting hyperglycemia is blood glucose above a desirable level after a person has fasted for at least 8 hours. Postprandial hyperglycemia is blood glucose above a desirable level 1 to 2 hours after a person has eaten.
hyperglycaemia, hypoglycaemia, hypoglycemia, symptom