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Factors contributing to an increase in the concentration of glucose in the blood include

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  • Too much food, such as a meal or snack with more carbohydrates than usual
  • Not being active
  • Not enough insulin or oral diabetes medications
  • Side effects from other medications, such as steroids or antipsychotic medications
  • Illness—your body releases hormones to fight the illness, and those hormones raise blood glucose levels
  • Stress, which can produce hormones that raise blood glucose levels
  • Short- or long-term pain, such as pain from a sunburn—your body releases hormones that raise blood glucose levels
  • Menstrual periods, which cause changes in hormone levels
  • Dehydration


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