Topic Overview
Medicines that can raise blood sugar in a person who has
diabetes include:
- Barbiturates.
- Thiazide
diuretics.
- Corticosteroids.
- Birth control pills (oral
contraceptives) and progesterone.
- Catecholamines.
- Decongestants that contain
beta-adrenergic agents, 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.
- The antipsychotic medicine olanzapine
(Zyprexa).
Credits
| By | Healthwise Staff |
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| Primary Medical Reviewer | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine |
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| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Jennifer Hone, MD - Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism |
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| Last Revised | July 1, 2011 |
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