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Blood sugar levels and prostate medication

Chrib

Chrib

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Location
South Cumbria
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
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Politics, selfishness, arrogance and incompetence.
I have discovered that my blood sugar level has doubled since taking prostate medication. Is this directly linked please?
 
Chrib said:
I have discovered that my blood sugar level has doubled since taking prostate medication. Is this directly linked please?
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I have been taking Tamsulosin for about 2 years with no effect on BG that I have noticed.
 
Tamsulosin and Finasteride - probably do have an impact most things do somehow - but last A1c, 18 months in, was 36 so nothing frightening. Best wishes with managing both.
 
jape said:
I have also been taking Tamsulosin for several years now - no impact on BG at all.
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My concern is with dutasteride. Have you known any side effects relating to this please?
 
ianpspurs said:
Tamsulosin and Finasteride - probably do have an impact most things do somehow - but last A1c, 18 months in, was 36 so nothing frightening. Best wishes with managing both.
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Likewise I have not been troubled by Tamsulosin but dutasteride has doubled my blood sugar to 94. Do you know of any information relating to dutasteride and diabetes please?
 
Chrib said:
Likewise I have not been troubled by Tamsulosin but dutasteride has doubled my blood sugar to 94. Do you know of any information relating to dutasteride and diabetes please?
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Sorry @Chrib I don't know about dutasteride. The eride part would suggest there may well be a negative impact but as always we are all N=1 over this.
 
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