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Causes of Hyperglycemia

Contents
  1. Hyperglycemia: Introduction
  2. List of Causes
  3. Drugs/substances (121 causes)
  4. Drug interaction (587 causes)
  5. Hidden causes
  6. Excerpts from book chapters
  7. Causes of symptoms
  8. News
  9. Related cause information

List of causes of Hyperglycemia

Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Hyperglycemia) that could possibly cause Hyperglycemia includes:

More causes: see full list of causes for Hyperglycemia

Causes of Hyperglycemia (Diseases Database):

The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Hyperglycemia that are listed by the Diseases Database:

Source: Diseases Database

Hyperglycemia Causes: Book Excerpts

Hyperglycemia as a symptom:

Conditions listing Hyperglycemia as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Hyperglycemia. Our database lists the following as having Hyperglycemia as a symptom of that condition:

Medications or substances causing Hyperglycemia:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Hyperglycemia as a symptom. This list is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

See full list of 121 medications causing Hyperglycemia


Drug interactions causing Hyperglycemia:

When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Hyperglycemia as a symptom.

The list below is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

  • Repaglinide and rifampin interaction
  • Prandin and rifampin interaction
  • Repaglinide and barbiturate interaction
  • Prandin and barbiturate interaction
  • Repaglinide and gemfibrozil interaction
  • more interactions...»

See full list of 587 drug interactions causing Hyperglycemia

Medical news summaries relating to Hyperglycemia:

The following medical news items are relevant to causes of Hyperglycemia:

Related information on causes of Hyperglycemia:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Hyperglycemia may be found in:

Causes of Hyperglycemia: Online Medical Books

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the causes of Hyperglycemia.

Hyperglycemia: Differential Diagnosis
(In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)

  • Impaired fasting glucose
  • Medications
    –Corticosteroids are a common cause
    –Common medications include growth hormone, estrogen (including oral contraceptives), nicotinic acid, salicylates and NSAIDs, thiazide and loop diuretics, phenytoin, and epinephrine
  • Diabetes mellitus type I
    –Diabetic ketoacidosis
  • Diabetes mellitus type II
  • Pancreatic disease
    –Acute or chronic pancreatitis
    –Pancreatectomy
    –Pancreatic carcinoma
    –Hemochromatosis
    –Cystic fibrosis
    • Increased counter-regulatory hormones associated with acute disease
      –Myocardial infarction
      –Stroke or other neurologic disease
      –Renal insufficiency
      –Hepatic insufficiency
  • Acromegaly
  • Cushing's syndrome
  • Pheochromocytoma
  • Hyperthyroidism (thyroid storm)
  • Glucagonoma
  • Gestational diabetes
  • Amyloidosis

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Source: In a Page: Signs and Symptoms, 2004

Hyperglycemia: Differential Diagnosis
(In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)

  • Type I diabetes mellitus
    –Most common form of diabetes in children
    –Prevalence: 1.9/1,000
    –Autoimmune-mediated destruction of pancreatic islets (β-cells)
    –Absolute insulin deficiency
    –Often presents with ketosis and DKA
  • Type II diabetes mellitus
    –Increasing prevalence in children, especially among obese
    –In children, onset usually in mid-puberty
    –More frequent in blacks, Hispanics, Pacific Islanders, Asians, and Native Americans (Pima Indians)
    –Strong association with family history of type II diabetes
    –Insulin resistance and inadequate insulin secretion results in relative insulin deficiency
    • Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY)
      –Infrequent
      –Autosomal dominant disease
      –Onset usually between 9 and 25 years old
      –Genetic defects in enzymes or nuclear transcription factors involved in islet cell development or the regulation of insulin secretion
    • Drug- or chemical-induced diabetes
      –Glucocorticoids, β-adrenergic agonists, phenytoin, asparaginase, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, vacor, pentamidine, diazoxide, nicotinic acid, thyroid hormone, thiazides
  • Other endocrinopathies: Cushing disease, acromegaly, pheochromocytoma
  • Exocrine pancreatic diseases
    –Cystic fibrosis
    –Hemochromatosis
  • Pancreatectomy
  • Physiological stress (trauma, infection)
  • Infections
    –CMV
    –Congenital rubella
  • Genetic syndromes: Prader-Willi syndrome, Down syndrome, Turner syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, Wolfram syndrome

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Source: In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms, 2007


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