Too little insulin and too much sugar in the blood is called what?

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Too little insulin and too much sugar in the blood is called what?

Too little insulin with too much sugar in the blood leads to hyperglycaemia. Insulin acts like a key that lets glucose enter body cells from the bloodstream; when there isn’t enough insulin, glucose stays in the blood and its level rises. That high blood sugar is what hyperglycaemia describes. Dehydration and anemia are different problems—dehydration is fluid loss, and anemia is low red blood cells—so they aren’t the terms for this situation.

Too little insulin with too much sugar in the blood leads to hyperglycaemia. Insulin acts like a key that lets glucose enter body cells from the bloodstream; when there isn’t enough insulin, glucose stays in the blood and its level rises. That high blood sugar is what hyperglycaemia describes. Dehydration and anemia are different problems—dehydration is fluid loss, and anemia is low red blood cells—so they aren’t the terms for this situation.

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