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Hi, doe's anyone know if antibiotics and pain releif medication has any effect on blood sugars?

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Hi, doe's anyone know if antibiotics and pain relief medication has any effect on blood sugars?
 
Not,sure about the antibiotics but the infection that they a fighting most certainly will temporarily increase BGs.




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Thanks, that explains the 13.2 reading yesterday, got it under control again now.
 
The infection requiring the antibiotics can raise your blood sugar but so can the antibiotics. It will vary from person to person though.
 
1103andrewb said:
Hi, doe's anyone know if antibiotics and pain relief medication has any effect on blood sugars?
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I sure it does, I was steadily losing some weight on metformin until had an infection ( uti) as soon as I took the antibiotics I felt better and started feeling hungry again, nothing was working while I had the infection, I now feel that my tablets are working now I'm better
 
everything seems to be back to normal, although readings seem a little low for me. Must be the attempt at low carb diet. xx
 
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