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Occasional hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) can happen if you eat more than planned 
or exercise less than planned; if you have an illness, such as a cold or flu or extreme emotional stress; or if you don't take your medications correctly.  

Cholesterol is a waxy substance found in your blood. Managing high cholesterol is an important way to reduce your risk for atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), which affects blood flow to your heart, extremities and brain.

Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against artery walls. It’s generated with each heartbeat. If you need care for hypertension, you’re in experienced hands at Lehigh Valley Heart Institute.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic disease in which the heart muscle is abnormally thick. This impairs the flow of blood into and out of the heart. Cardiologists at Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute’s Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center can diagnose and treat HCM.

Low blood sugar, known as hypoglycemia, can develop quickly
if someone with diabetes uses too much insulin or other medications used to treat diabetes, exercises too much or hasn’t eaten enough food. Sometimes it develops without an obvious reason.