High Blood Sugar: 8 Warning Signs You May Be at Risk

Like high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar can be a silent threat to your health. Both problems may not show any obvious symptoms until a lot of damage is done to blood vessels and organs.

“The problem with high blood sugar is that, initially, most people don’t feel bad from it, and it can climb higher and higher as the months go on,” says Veronica Brady, a family nurse practitioner and spokesperson for the American Association of Diabetes Educators. “It can lead to really bad outcomes.”

High blood sugar, also called hyperglycemia, is the defining trait of diabetes. Sugar in the form of glucose is used by the body to make energy, but when there is an excess, your body starts losing the ability to process glucose properly. More of it stays in the blood, wreaking havoc throughout the body.

“High sugar levels cause a lot of inflammation, which affects the way the organs function,” Brady tells Newsmax Health.

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