Differentiate between blood sugar levels and resulting symptoms in hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia.

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Everybody. Our next question says, indicate whether the following symptoms are for hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. And then we have number one, high blood sugar level, frequent urination, increased thirst and low blood pressure. Number two, low blood sugar level, shakiness, sweating and hunger. And our answer choices are a one hypoglycemia to hyperglycemia. B one hyperglycemia to hypoglycemia, C one hypoglycemia, two, neither or d neither, one neither and two hypoglycemia. So first let's match which of these is low blood sugar and which is high blood sugar. And then let's make sure that the symptoms match since we do have those answer choices that say neither. So there might be a mismatch there. So to keep straight hypo and hyper, when I think of hyper as a prefix, I think of a hyper child with too much energy. So hyper as a prefix means too much. So, hyperglycemia is going to be high blood sugar level, right? Hyper up here and then hypo will be too little. So low blood sugar will be hypoglycemia. So we know that number one, if it's correct symptoms will have to be hyperglycemia. So we can cross out choice A which has number one as hypoglycemia. And we can cross out choice C which has number one is hypoglycemia because those must be wrong. And then same thing if number two says hyperglycemia, that must be incorrect. So A is already ruled out and that's the only one that has hyperglycemia for number two. So we're down to B or D, but again, we have that neither option. So we need to check these symptoms. So under high blood sugar level, we have listed frequent urination and increased thirst. And these go together, this is a result of more water being eliminated by the kidneys in response to high blood sugar. And if your kidneys are getting rid of more water, that will obviously cause frequent urination and it will also cause increased thirst as you become dehydrated and need to replace the water being lost. In addition, losing this water is going to lead to low blood pressure. So, number one has the correct symptoms listed for hyperglycemia. So we can cross out choice D where number one is listed as neither since we have the correct blood sugar level and the correct symptoms. So just by process of elimination, that's going to give us our answer as choice B where number one is hyperglycemia and number two is hypoglycemia, but just to be thorough, we'll double check our symptoms there. This lists shakiness, sweating and hunger. Well, hunger is pretty easy to confirm because if you have low blood sugar, not enough glucose in your body, hunger will stimulate you to eat and raise your blood sugar. So to stimulate eating. And then the other one that might be a little trickier is shakiness and sweating. But both of these are a result of adrenaline. When blood sugar is too low, adrenaline levels rise. As we know adrenaline is part of that fight or flight response. It releases more blood sugar into the more glucose into the bloodstream so that there will be plenty of fuel for that response. And so the body will raise adrenaline levels when blood sugar levels drop and shakiness and sweating are both a response to the rise in adrenaline level. So that's also a correct list of symptoms. So we had to indicate whether these symptoms in number one and two are for hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. And our answers choice be that number one is hyperglycemia with high blood sugar level, frequent urination, increased thirst and low blood pressure. And number two is hypoglycemia with a low blood sugar level, shakiness, sweating and hunger. See you in the next video.

Differentiate between blood sugar levels and resulting symptoms in hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia.

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Blood Sugar Levels

Hyperglycemia

Hypoglycemia