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A woman is showing symptoms, such as nervousness, heart palpitations, and excessive sweating. The test results show hyperglycemia and hypertension. The hormones that are hypersecreted, the cause of hypersecretion, and the physical factors that allow to rule out thyroid problem.
Introduction:
Hyperglycemia is a condition, wherein, a high amount of glucose circulates in the blood. Hyperglycemia is generally asymptomatic, although, the blood glucose level above 250 mg/dl (milligrams per deciliter) has dire effects on the body, if persist for longer duration. Serious complications such as kidney damage, vision loss, and damage to legs can occur.
Hypertension is a medical condition, in which the blood pressure in the arteries is very high. Blood pressure, for a longer time, leads to chronic kidney diseases, vision loss, stroke, and heart failure.
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