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Answer for the clue "Abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes ", 13 letters:
hyperglycemia

Word definitions for hyperglycemia in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1875, Latinized form of Greek elements hyper- "over" (see hyper- ) + glykys "sweet" (see glucose ) + haima "blood" (see -emia ).\n

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. (context medicine English) An unusually high concentration of sugar in the blood n. (context medicine English) An unusually high concentration of sugar in the blood

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes [syn: hyperglycaemia ] [ant: hypoglycemia ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Hyperglycemia , or high blood sugar ( also spelled hyperglycaemia or hyperglycæmia ) is a condition in which an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood plasma . This is generally a blood sugar level higher than 11.1 mmol/l (200 mg/dl ), but ...

Usage examples of hyperglycemia.

Bozzarias, all mandated investigations into the death of my beloved Vomacht resulted in one uncontested conclusion: pump failure produced a kind of alien hyperglycemia that drove the Stroonians insane.

Through trial and error, I arrived at the best item on the menu to help me tiptoe across that tightrope between hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia that every person with diabetes walks.