Medications that can raise blood sugar as a side effect
Medication that can raise blood sugar in a person with 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 decreases after you have taken it for a few months.
- The antipsychotic medication olanzapine (Zyprexa).
| Author: | Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS | Last Updated: August 14, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology & Metabolism | |
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