glycemia

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noun

Presence of glucose in the blood (which is always true), and (usually, more specifically) average concentration thereof over time, and its regulation; in this sense, glycemia is hypernymic to euglycemia, hyperglycemia, and hypoglycemia, and a mention of glycemia is a reference to blood sugar regulation and degree or quality thereof.

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nounglycemia (countable and uncountable, plural glycemias)

plural glycemias · alternative glycaemia · alternative glucæmia · alternative glucohæmia

  1. UScountableuncountablemedicinePresence of glucose in the blood (which is always true), and (usually, more specifically) average concentration thereof over time, and its regulation; in this sense, glycemia is hypernymic to euglycemia, hyperglycemia, and hypoglycemia, and a mention of glycemia is a reference to blood sugar regulation and degree or quality thereof.

    We explored whether subjective sleep duration, sleep quality, or risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are associated with glycemia, body mass index (BMI), or blood pressure (BP) in overweight/obese youth.

    2019, B Mokhlesi, KA Temple, AH Tjaden, et al., “The association of sleep disturbances with glycemia and obesity in youth at risk for or with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes”, in Pediatr Diabetes, volume 20, number 8, →DOI, →PMID, pages 1056–1063
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    Currently used methods to determine glycemia have certain disadvantages, including cost, heavy labor involvement, and storage problems. Determination of serum fructosamine levels, on the other hand, offers several potential advantages over these current measures. Our goal was to evaluate the utility of serum fructosamine as a measure of glycemia. […] Fructosamine levels were measured in 145 normal and diabetic subjects aged 20 to 86 years. The measured levels were then related to standard measures of glycemia, including glycosylated hemoglobin, glycosylated albumin, and fasting glucose. The effects of chronic illness and medications known to alter glucose tolerance were also investigated. […] Assay of serum fructosamine appears to be comparable to that of HbA1C for determination of glycemic control.

    1988, H Negoro, JE Morley, MJ Rosenthal, “Utility of serum fructosamine as a measure of glycemia in young and old diabetic and non-diabetic subjects”, in Am J Med, volume 85, number 3, pages 360–364

    Education has a positive effect on adherence to recommended diet and glycemia regulation in diabetes patients after four-week follow-ups. However, after two years, participants showed a decrease in adherence to recommended diet and increased glycemia.

    2019, Z Gvozdanović, N Farčić, H Placento, et al., “Diet education as a success factor of glycemia regulation in diabetes patients: a prospective study”, in Int J Environ Res Public Health, volume 16, number 20, →DOI, →PMID
  2. UScountableuncountablemedicine(occasionally, ambiguously) Hyperglycemia.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Englishglyc-
  4. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  5. Englishglycemia

From glyc- + -emia.

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Translations

Catalan glucèmia, glicèmia
  • glucèmiapresence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
  • glicèmiapresence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
Danish glykæmi
  • glykæmipresence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
French glycémie
  • glycémiepresence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
German Glykämie
  • Glykämiepresence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
Greek γλυκαιμία
  • γλυκαιμία (glykaimía)presence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
Icelandic sykurdreyri
  • sykurdreyripresence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
Polish glikemia
  • glikemiapresence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
Portuguese glicemia
  • glicemiapresence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
Spanish glucemia, glicemia
  • glucemiapresence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
  • glicemiapresence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
Swedish glykemi
  • glykemipresence of an unusual amount of glucose in the blood
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APA

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