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non-diabetes medicines that may raise blood sugar

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some medicines for conditions other than diabetes can raise your blood sugar level. this is a concern when you have diabetes. make sure every doctor you see knows about all of the medicines natural health products you take. this means anything you take with or without a prescription.

examples include:

  • thiazide diuretics.
  • corticosteroids.
  • birth control pills (oral contraceptives) and progesterone.
  • catecholamines.
  • decongestants, such as pseudoephedrine.
  • the b vitamin niacin. the risk of high blood sugar from niacin lowers after you have taken it for a few months.
  • some antipsychotic medicines.

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current as of: october 2, 2023

author: healthwise staff
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