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Hyperglycemia
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Linked signs and symptoms
0No related signs or symptoms are listed yet.
Linked drugs / medications
1Medication information is educational only. A doctor or pharmacist should advise whether any medicine is appropriate.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
6Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
9These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Glucose Concentration
- Glucose, Blood (Random Blood Glucose Test)
- Insulin Concentration (Insulin Assay, Serum Insulin)
- Osmolality, Blood (Serum Osmolality)
- Potassium Concentration (K, Blood)
- Sodium Concentration (Na, Blood)
- Somatotropin Concentration Test
- Urine glucose concentration
- Urine Osmolality
Biological markers/agents
10This visual map shows biological markers/agents reported as increased or decreased with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
6- Glucose (Blood)Reference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 3–6.1 mmol/L; Adult ( > 16y): 0–6.1 mmol/LLinked diagnostic testsfasting Blood Glucose Test, Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT
- Glucose (Cerebrospinal Fluid)Reference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 65–85 mg/dL; Adult ( > 16y): 50–72 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsCerebrospinal Fluid Glucose Concentration
- Osmolality, Blood (Serum Osmolality)Reference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 274–290 mOsm/kg; Birth - 2wks: 265–285 mOsm/kgLinked diagnostic testsOsmolality, Blood (Serum Osmolality)
- UrineReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 4.5–7.5; Child (0 - 16y): 500–1,400 mLLinked diagnostic testsUrine Colour, Urine Creatinine Concentration
- Urine glucoseReference range example0–2.5; Adult ( > 16y): 0–2.5 mmol/dayLinked diagnostic testsUrine glucose concentration
- Urine OsmolalityReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 250–950 mOsm/kgLinked diagnostic testsUrine Osmolality
Often decreased
4- CortisolReference range exampleAll: 20–100 µg/dL; Adult ( > 16y): 0–650 nmol/LLinked diagnostic testsACTH Stimulation Test (Stimulation With Cosyntropin, Measuring Rise in Cortisol)
- InsulinReference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 3–15 µIU/mL; Adult ( > 16y): 6–28 µIU/mLLinked diagnostic testsInsulin Concentration (Insulin Assay, Serum Insulin)
- Potassium (K, Blood)AbbreviationKReference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 4.1–5.3 mEq/L; Child (0 - 16y): 3.4–4.7 mEq/LLinked diagnostic testsPotassium Concentration (K, Blood)
- Sodium (Na, Blood)Reference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 134–150 mEq/L; Child (0 - 16y): 136–145 mEq/LLinked diagnostic testsSodium Concentration (Na, Blood)
Introduction / full article
Hyperglycemia
Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:
Ginseng [1, 2, 3]:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: no recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that ginseng helps to treat hyperglycemia. More studies are needed.)
Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence
Astragalus (Astragalus Membranaceus):
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It is proposed only as a weak supportive symptomatic support, and even then, has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: weak (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that Astragalus helps to treat hyperglycemia)
Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence
Fenugreek [4, 5, 6]:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It is proposed only as a weak supportive symptomatic support, and even then, has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: Weak recommendation (may help lower blood sugar levels, can only be taken in small amounts to prevent adverse side effects)
Grade of Evidence: Low level evidence
* www.gradeworkinggroup.org
Summary References
Treatments:
1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009
2. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-ginseng.html
3. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/
ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/ginseng
4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21861724
5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21826590
6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21654091