Drugs That Affect Blood Glucose Levels

[Marina]

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

[jbeany]

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.

[texasstyle]

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.

[ToddB0130]

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.

[jbeany]

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.