Hyperglycemia, also known as high blood sugar, is a condition often found in diabetics that can have a number of adverse effects. Diabetes impairs your body’s ability to naturally produce enough insulin, which is what handles sugar in your blood and breaks it down as needed.

However, if you have low insulin, your body won’t be able to process it and you’ll have excessive blood sugar, leading to hyperglycemia. You may have heard before that diabetics are at a much higher risk of infections, because their immune systems are compromised.

However, very few people know why exactly your body is more prone to disease as a diabetic. To understand why, you must first have a clear understanding of the way your immune system works. Continue reading →

The hemoglobin A1C is an important measure of how well a person with diabetes is doing with regard to their blood sugar. Also known as the glycated hemoglobin, the hemoglobin A1C is something like a measure of how “sugar-coated” your red blood cells are. Continue reading →