Drugs That Can Affect Blood Glucose Levels

This month's Special Edition provides a reference to help make your job easier.  The Diabetes In Control team has put together a comprehensive, revised and up-to-date list of "Drugs That Can Affect Blood Glucose Levels."

Every day, patients with multiple medical problems are referred to specialists who frequently prescribe new medications.  Sometimes these patients then call their doctors' offices complaining about high or low blood glucose levels.  Many times, the glucose level changes have to do with lifestyle and patients' diabetes medications can be adjusted accordingly.  But the culprit could also be their new medication.

A quick look at this list will save you a lot of time and effort.  Just print out the list (we've included a link to a PDF), put a copy in every exam room and you and/or your MA can check patients' meds each time they come in.

Dave Joffe
Editor-in-chief