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Off-Topic => Diabetes => Topic started by: Marina on October 29, 2011, 06:15:36 PM
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Drugs That Affect Blood Glucose Levels
http://www.dlife.com/diabetes/type-2/diabetes-treatment/drugs-that-raise-blood-glucose?utm_source=Update-20111028&utm_medium=eNewsletter&utm_content=Update-newsletter&utm_campaign=dLife-eNewsletter
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There's a blood pressure med named Lisinopril that can also hide the symptoms of low blood sugar. It's a rare reaction, but a scary one! I didn't know mine was low until I tried to stand up and couldn't. My sugar was down to 34.
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JB, please tell me more! Mike takes that med for a long time now and as you probably know, we're having so many issues with the dizziness for a long time. He has been on Janeva pills for a few years for his high sugar but since taking it, his sugars have always been excellent. The fact that he has lost a decent amount of weight since D I think is also why his sugars are good. Can you please elaborate on the "hiding" the symptoms of low blood sugar a little more? Thanks Marina, thanks for the list. I've seen many friends or family members who have had a spike in sugars when on medications. I knew some could cause it but it's nice to see some of the names of the drugs that do.
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Yes, THANKS MARINA .........considering I found TWO medications I'm taking on the list that I wasn't aware cause spikes in blood sugar levels. And that was with just a quick look. No wonder my A1C has creeped up to 5.5 and my BSL seems to be running high. And did the doctor mention it when I called about the blood sugar readings I was taking at home ?? Nooooooooooooooooooo..........Sheesh.
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My idiot doc at the time didn't mention it - my local pharmacist did. Thank heavens. For some people, and I'm one of them, Lisinopril masks all the symptoms you get when your sugar drops - no shaky feeling, no headache, no vision or hearing changes, nothing. I was sprawled out on the couch, reading a book, and decided I wanted to go to the bathroom. When I tried to stand up, I simply couldn't - I fell down, unable to control my muscles. Thankfully, my then-husband was home. I yelled as I fell. When he checked my sugar, it was 34. He stuffed me full of juice and glucose tabs and I stopped taking the med. I spent the next two days checking my sugar every half hour, until I was sure enough of the drug was out of my system.
I called the doc immediately and she scheduled an appointment. When I said I had stopped taking it and why, she just said, "But you need to lower your blood pressure." (Told you this one was an idiot.) I snarled something about how low it was going to be when I was dead from the side effects and never went to her again.