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    Medicines for Other Conditions That May Lower Blood Sugar Level as a Side Effect



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    Some medicines for other conditions can lower your blood sugar level. Other medicines can hide the symptoms of low blood sugar. This is a concern when you have Reference diabetes Opens New Window. Talk with your doctor before taking any new medicine.

    Examples include:

    • Medicine to reduce fever and relieve pain, such as salicylate medicines such as aspirin.
    • Medicine to treat some types of mental disorders, including monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) such as phenelzine, selegiline, and tranylcypromine.
    • Medicine to treat high blood pressure, including some calcium channel blockers (such as diltiazem, nifedipine, and verapamil) and some beta-blockers (such as atenolol, bisoprolol, and metoprolol).
    • Medicine to treat malaria, such as quinine.
    • Medicine to treat some forms of pneumonia, such as pentamidine.



    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference September 26, 2012
    Medical Review: Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
    Reference Jennifer Hone, MD - Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism


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