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Type 2 Digoxin

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ian_walker

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I am 78 I have recently lost about 12lbs and weigh in at 16.0stone, I am 6ft tall,

l have recently been diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation and have been put on digoxin (125) and edoxoban (60mg).

No problems other than my insulin levels are going crazy

Before these medications i used 58/60 insulin units per day and 2000mg metformin.

Since going on the these meds i am increasing my insulin and now use 85/86 a day and have added 500mg metformin at lunchtime.

One other observation, I never eat after my evening meal which is about 6.00pm and I have noticed ton a couple of occasions hat my glucose levels either stay the same or increase the following morning

I have spoken to the GP about this and he does not seem concerned telling me just to increase insulin

Obviously it concerns me I have managed to control my diabetes for nearly 30 years and my HBaic has never been higher than 7.0

Is it possible to let me know if this is a common phenomena and advise if I could take any action which might help.

Ian Walker
 
Bluetit1802 said:
I don't know that medication, but if they are beta blockers, they can raise your blood sugar levels depending which type of beta blocker they are.
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I take Digoxin 4 x 62.5µ in the morning, and beta blockers Bisoprolol 1 x 5mg twice daily and Flecainide 1 x 50mg twice daily, from what I have read over the last five years since taking them they are two separate classes of heart medications.

I never noticed if my bgl were higher or not as started testing the same time as I was taking the tablets (I am not on insulin).

@ian_walker your GP should be doing blood tests for your Digoxin levels every three months to adjust the Digoxin levels, I started on 2 x 62.5 and have got up to the maximum dose of 5 x 62.5 tablets at one stage. I am now back to 4 x 62.5 in the morning.

Edit: Extra info.
 
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