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Hyperglycaemia is defined as a plasma glucose>7.0 mmol/L. By far the most common cause is diabetes mellitus.
Endocrine
• Diabetes mellitus (types 1 and 2)
Drugs
• Corticosteroids
• Beta blockers
• Thiazide diuretics
• Niacin
• Pentamidine
• Protease inhibitors
• L-asparaginase
• Antipsychotic agents
Systemic Disease
• Cushing’s syndrome
Severe Stress
• Stroke
• Myocardial infarction
Psychogenic
• Bulimia nervosa
Physiological
• Infection
• Inflammation
Other
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