Hyperglycaemia

Management of high blood sugar.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

Endocrinology

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Diabetes - type 2

Diabetic hyperglycaemic emergencies - BNF - NICE

NICE guideline [CG130]

NICE guideline [CG130]: Management of hyperglycaemia in acute coronary syndromes

NICE guideline [NG18]: High blood glucose (hyperglycaemia) in type 2 diabetes

NICE guideline NG185: Hyperglycaemia in acute coronary syndromes

SIGN 116: Management of hyperglycaemia in people with acute coronary syndromes

Clinical practice guidelines for management of hyperglycaemia in people with diabetes and diabetic nephropathy-chronic kidney disease

ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2022: Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state

JBDS-IP Clinical Guideline: Management of Hyperglycaemia and Steroid (Glucocorticoid) Therapy

Management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes: a consensus algorithm for the initiation and adjustment of therapy. A consensus statement from the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes

Management of Hyperglycemia in Hospitalized Adult Patients in Non-Critical Care Settings: Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes, 2022. A Consensus Report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)

NICE clinical guideline 130: Hyperglycaemia in acute coronary syndromes

Perioperative Care of People with Diabetes Undergoing Surgery: Centre for Perioperative Care Guideline

WHO Guideline: Monitoring and management of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy