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Prince’s cause of death was fentanyl, with cardiovascular disease, a history of drug use, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and hyperglycemia listed as significant contributing conditions, according to the coroner’s report.
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The cause and the mechanism behind this link isn’t known, but prenatal metabolic factors — hyperglycemia in particular — have been implicated in fetal brain development in ways the authors suggest might influence epilepsy.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026
Past research suggests that hyperglycemia increases amyloid beta accumulation in the brain, which has been linked with Alzheimer’s.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 30 Jan. 2026
This controls rapid blood sugar spikes (post-meal hyperglycemia) that can occur after eating a carbohydrate-rich diet alone.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2025
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The cause and the mechanism behind this link isn’t known, but prenatal metabolic factors — hyperglycemia in particular — have been implicated in fetal brain development in ways the authors suggest might influence epilepsy.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026
Past research suggests that hyperglycemia increases amyloid beta accumulation in the brain, which has been linked with Alzheimer’s.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 30 Jan. 2026
This controls rapid blood sugar spikes (post-meal hyperglycemia) that can occur after eating a carbohydrate-rich diet alone.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Hyperglycemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperglycemia. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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hyperglycemia
noun
hy·per·gly·ce·mia
variants
or chiefly British hyperglycaemia
: an excess of sugar in the blood
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