Can Arthritus drugs cause sugar levels to rise?

Arthritis can cause high sugar through inflammation, which raises hormones that resist insulin. And drugs can raise sugar directly (if sugar is in ingredients) or via metabloism (especially steroids, which cause insulin resistance). Actos and metformin should help- they both lower insulin resistance. The best she can do is low CHO/high pro/veg meals.

Annie-

 

Hello! If you click the highlighted words, actos and metformin. If your mother is experiencing high blood sugar you should talk to her Physician to see if there is an alternative, they may have to make medication adjustments or they make think every thing is fine. I hope you all will find a happy medium. I understand the stress and heath issues of having high blood sugars for a long period of time.

 

Take care

Cherise

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yes some meds do clash

Any of the cortizones can that I do know  I have had several shots in my shoulder and was told this by my doctor

Any of the cortizones can that I do know  I have had several shots in my shoulder and was told this by my doctor

do not know the answer

yes it can

yes

The blood is flowing to freely, have to slow it down

Not alot can be tolerated at her age, simple exercise, obviously a better diet, but if she has stomach problems, check carefully with the doctor

I don't know.

YES

Not Arthritus itself, but the drugs that I can afford do raise my already elavated blood sugars.  I have been fighting the side effects for over 5 years, my heath is much worse then it was five years ago.  I am unable to work now, and do not have coverage to offset the cost  of health care which might otherwise enable me to work .