Can Vicodin raise your sugar level?
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I would think all medicines would have the potential.  Ask your doctor or pharmacist what the ingredients are and possible side effects if you're diabetic.
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G'day Mark m,\n\nThank you for your question.\n\nI would advise the relevant doctor that you have diabetes and they should be able to advise you whether it does or not.\n\nIn most cases, I would believe not but it would depend on the medication.\n\nRegards
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I don't think caffeine is a good option for diabetes management.  Yes, stimulants can help raise your metabolism, but you'll have to constantly increase your intake as your body gets used to it for the same effect.  Some over the counter pills like green tea extracts can do the same thing, but it's not effecient, predictable or good over the long term for your heart or vascular system.  Precription drugs to decrease your insulin resistance and/or regular exercise will do a lot more than caffeine ever could to maintain your blood sugar.
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odds are, that your blood glucose is elevated. Once you get on metformin and get your BG back down to the 100s, the urine will return to a straw color.  When your blood sugar gets just so high, your kidneys start dumping sugar thru the urine.\nPersonal experience.   Dxd 2/06 as Type 2 by docs at MDACC with A1c of 9.5% and BG of 305.    now down to 105s.\neveryone over 55 should have a fasting Blood sugar test done one or twice a year.
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As far as I know, there's no such thing as vitamins lowering one's blood sugar for either diabetics or non-diabetics, however, some physical activities can help to lower blood sugar a bit. So if you're diabetic and on insulin and/or pills to improve performance of insulin and you've elevated blood sugar a little without being at dangerous levels, then a brisk walk will help after a meal.\n\nWhat you might have heard about is nicotinamide (the amide, a more water-soluble form of niacin [Vitamin B3], which has some effect on blood sugar levels but can in large dosage can be toxic to the liver.\n\nThere's an herb, gymnema sylvestre AKA gurmar, merosingi, originating in India, I believe that plays a role in glucose tolerance factor complex--it enhances insulin sensitivity; cinnamon has recently been newsworthy for potentially able to help with lowering blood sugar levels as well; fig leaf tea can help maintain blood sugar levels; and guava fruit juice can lower blood sugar. In any case, before you dose yourself with any of these things, consult your metabolic specialist about using these things with your insulin as some, particularly gymnema can have drug interaction problems if you're on certain types of medication.
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Albuterol (salbutamol) stimulates beta 2-adrenergic receptors, which leads to several effects including increase in blood glucose. The exact mechanisms have not been well studied.
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Insulin secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas controls the blood glucose levels by stimulating body cells to increase the uptake and utilization of glucose; enhancing the formation of glycogen from glucose and by stimulating fat synthesis in liver. \n\nWhere as the other hormone GLUCAGON (secreted by the alpha cells of the pancreas) increases the blood glucose level when the level goes below normal. This is done by accelerating the breakdown of glycogen to glucose and by increasing the breakdown of fats to fatty acids and glycerol(this can be used as a source of energy instead of glucose).
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I would contact your family doctor.  I am hypoglycemic myself, but I also tend to have very low iron levels.  If you have been having sugar crashes, you need to get it checked out, and quickly.  They can lead to losses of concentration, black outs, migraines, impared vision, appearance of drunkeness, and the list goes on.  I don't want to worry you, but I want you to know that you really do need to contact your family doctor tomorrow morning.
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For years doctors told me you do not get diabetes from eating a lot of sweet stuff (sugar) but I no longer believe that. I used to use 3 tsp. of sugar in every cup of hot beverage. I now find that doing that put a lot of stress on the pancreas.\n\nI cut way down on sugar, my diabetes is under control-recently my dr. took me off of diabetic medication and I have lost 22 lbs!\nOthers who have stopped certain brands of diabetic oral medication have also experienced weight loss. Brochures that come with your prescription will often mention weight gain as side-effects and it is true! Ask your doctor, if you go on medication, if there is one that will not have that side effect. I got up to 188 lbs! My weight continues to decline!\n\nI scarffed down sweets much of my life-please try and wean yourself off of it-the price to your health is not worth it! Diabetes is now in eptidomic porportions in this country and we have to make choices that,in the end, effect us a life-time. marlyne B
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To elevate your blood sugar levels hopfully preventing the "symptoms", or passing out.
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Contrary to popular opinion, carbs are not poison to a diabetic.  A diabetic can have the occasional small piece of cake if they plan for it ahead of time and take the appropriate amount of insulin. And the only difference between 28 carbs from an apple and 28 carbs from a candybar is about half an hour.  They both raise the blood sugar the same, but the candybar will raise it faster. However, the question here is how one feels after eating loads of carbohydrates.  The only time I  eat loads of carbohydrates is when I'm experiencing a hypoglycemic episode, and the feeling I get if I've overcompensated and had too many carbs is of a car speeding along and then suddenly going in reverse.  For a while I feel worse than the initial hypoglycemic episode and it's nooooo fun.\n\nMany Blessings,\nLilyth
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In diabetes glucose level in your body cannot be controlled, which could lead to excessive amounts of sugar. And that is dangerous. The enzymes that help control the glucose level are destroyed. \nSo doctors prescribe a lifetime medicine as its not yet curable. Only proper diet can help u get rid of the medications.
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If you are not diabetic, and you don't faint in the streets from too low blood glucose, then your problem -- whatever it is -- would not seem to be immediately life threatening. And the erratic changes are not likely due to insulin. Here's why. \n\n=======\nbackground\n\nMetabolic control in the human body is fairly simple in principle. Just involved and interconnected, and only partially understood even now. \n\nYou absorb glucose from food in the intestines (after breaking down complex carbohydrates so it's possible to absorb them) and it goes into the blood. From there it can be absorbed by body cells and insulin is required for about 2/3 of them to do the absorption. Only two types of cells storage significant amounts of glucose internally (liver cells and muscle cells). As the glucose is used as fuel within cells, they either convert internal stores back to glucose, or absorb more from the blood. Glucose absorption is controlled in the 2/3 of the total by insulin, which is required for those cells to absorb glucose. When the beta cells (which are the only source of insulin) see high blood glucose, they release insulin. In non-diabetics, this causes those 2/3 of cells to absorb glucose, the blood level to drop, and the release of insulin to cease. \n\nWhen glucose levels are low, and so insulin levels are as well, liver cells (but not muscle cells) to release stored insulin into the blood. The result is that blood glucose is kept at a more or less constant level, save just after meals when it rises somewhat. \n\nNote that insulin, and exercise, are the only control for reducing glucose levels. There are several situations in which glucose levels are raised by opposing hormones. All of the stress hormones (adrenalin, for instance) cause the liver to output stored glucose and so to raise blood glucose levels. Another hormone, glucagon, also causes the liver to output stored glucose to the blood, and it's sometimes carried by those whose glucose levels are characteristically too low. Infections also usually cause glucose levels to rise. \n\nSo, \n\nfood and any of several signals to the liver cause blood glucose to rise. \n\ninsulin and exercise cause blood glucose to go down; glucose is strongly conserved and is never lost in normal circumstances. \n\nBlood glucose levels vary somewhat in the normal usual course of things. The fluctuations you note in your case, if abnormal, are most likely due to one of these controls.
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It depends on how your body reacts to the introduction of glucose to your body.  If your insulin levels are excessively high, it may use up the glucose more quickly than a person with a normal level of insulin; this would, in essence drop your glucose to lower than the fasting level. This can be an early indicator of diabetic risk.
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Limit your carb intake. The body turns all carbs into sugar. With simple carbs; sugar, honey, syrup, etc. the body converts these quickly causing your blood sugar to spike so avoid these. Complex carbs like rice, oatmeal, beans, etc. take longer to convert so your blood sugar doesn't spike, but it will still go up. You also have to be careful not to eat too much protein. Protein won't effect your blood sugar, but will effect your kidneys which are already working overtime trying to get rid of the excess sugar. Make an appointment and talk with a dietitian. In the meantime practice portion control. That's where most of us get in trouble. 1/2 Cup is a serving of starch like corn, beans, pasta, potatoes. 1 Cup is a serving of raw veggies and 1/2 Cup cooked veggies = a serving. 1 oz. of meat = 1 serving of meat. Watch your diet and talk with a dietitian and you should be able to control your diabetes without having to go on meds. OH and always carry some hard candy with you in case your blood sugar gets too low. Good luck with this.
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It depends on what food it is.  When I go hypo (low blood sugar) I take dextrose tablets.  As soon as they go in my mouth my blood sugar starts going up.  I have to follow this up with more long acting carbs so that I do not have a rebound low.  A meal would give a maximum blood sugar count at 2 hours (NOT1!) but would probably start to raise the blood sugar after 10 mins or so...;
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That will happen if your body isn't use to Vicodin. Maybe you doctor have you a high dosage. Ask for a lower dosage like 500mg. I'm sure he/she gave 750mg. Just take it easy and don't drive. Only take it if you really need to. Call the doctor to see what they say.