Drug interactions in diabetic patients. The risk of losing glycemic control.
Any number of prescription and over-the-counter medications, including diuretics and salicylates, can affect glycemic control in diabetic patients. In addition, patients being treated with either insulin or sulfonylurea risk hypoglycemic coma or death if they ingest large quantities of alcohol. The authors of this article discuss the medications most likely to be a problem and provide lists of agents associated with hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.
White
J R
JR
College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Spokane 99204-0399.
Hartman
J
J
Campbell
R K
RK
D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004347:Drug Interactions; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015994:Incidence; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic
D004366:Nonprescription Drugs