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What Do Low Blood Sugar Levels While On Antibiotics Indicate?
I m on the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole tmp ds 1 tablet every 12 hours for a boil that cut out in my arm pit. I am diabetic. I take met forming and glipizide. Today I started feeling off and sweating. I tested my sugar at This morning fasting at 7:51am it was 107 1:16 pm it was 64 1:53pm it was 79 3:55pm it was 145 Should I be concerned?
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
Hi,
As you said you are taking two oral hypoglycemic drugs, the calibration post to medication is low and increases when you have near next dosage. Antibiotics, stress, pain and pain killer medication leads to the elevated levels of blood sugar. So there is no need to be apprehensive as increasing stress level will further increase blood sugar in your body.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Muzaffer Hussain Parray,
Dentist
As you said you are taking two oral hypoglycemic drugs, the calibration post to medication is low and increases when you have near next dosage. Antibiotics, stress, pain and pain killer medication leads to the elevated levels of blood sugar. So there is no need to be apprehensive as increasing stress level will further increase blood sugar in your body.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Muzaffer Hussain Parray,
Dentist
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