can losartan raise blood sugar?
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Losartan is a good choice for people with diabetes or prediabetes because it protects both the kidney and the heart, though perhaps not as well as the quinapril you used to take. As far as I know, quinapril may reduce the risk of diabetes, and losartan doesn't seem to increase or decrease the risk.
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No interactions were found between Allergy Relief and losartan. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider.
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The combination of losartan and HCTZ reduces blood pressure better than either drug alone. Losartan increases potassium levels while HCTZ reduces potassium levels; the combination of both drugs has less effect on potassium levels. The FDA approved Hyzaar in April 1995.
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People with type 2 diabetes often have high levels of fats and cholesterol in the blood. Niacin, often along with other medications, can lower those levels. However, niacin may also raise blood sugar levels, which is particularly dangerous for someone with diabetes.
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SGLT2 inhibition lowers the renal threshold for glucose excretion, resulting in renal glycosuria, a shift in substrate utilisation from carbohydrate to fat oxidation and hyperglucagonaemia; this poses a theoretical risk for ketoacidosis (including euglycaemic ketoacidosis) in the presence of other precipitating factors ...
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In general, losartan causes fewer side effects than does lisinopril (losartan doesn't cause a nagging cough and has a lower risk for facial swelling). However, lisinopril may be cheaper overall.
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Metoprolol and losartan belong to different drug classes. Metoprolol is a beta-blocker (beta-adrenergic blocking agent) and losartan is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB). Side effects of metoprolol and losartan that are similar include diarrhea, fatigue, insomnia, and impotence.
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It is not known whether BYETTA, or other anti-diabetes medications, increase your risk of a heart attack or stroke. Talk with your healthcare provider about how to treat low blood sugar.
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Losartan starts to reduce high blood pressure after about 6 hours but it may take 3 to 6 weeks to fully take effect. If you have high blood pressure, you may not have any symptoms. In this case, you may not feel any different when you take losartan.
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In healthy subjects, a single dose of 300 mg irbesartan inhibits the AII pressor response by 100% at peak and by 60% at 24 h,14 whereas in the same setting, 80 and 120 mg losartan produced inhibition of approximately 90% and 40%, respectively.
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CONCLUSIONS Twenty-six weeks of valsartan treatment increased glucose-stimulated insulin release and insulin sensitivity in normotensive subjects with IGM. These findings may partly explain the beneficial effects of valsartan in the reduced incidence of type 2 diabetes.
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ARBs like losartan do not cause a cough and are often a good alternative. Otherwise, lisinopril and losartan have fairly similar side effects to other ACE inhibitors and ARBs. Below are some common examples.
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No interactions were found between diltiazem and losartan. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider.
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Conclusion: The present study shows that amlodipine causes hyperglycemia in normal rabbits. Amlodipine significantly altered hypoglycemic effect of glimepiride and metformin as compared to control group.
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The combination of losartan and HCTZ reduces blood pressure better than either drug alone. Losartan increases potassium levels while HCTZ reduces potassium levels; the combination of both drugs has less effect on potassium levels.
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For some people, a blood sugar below 90 mg/dL (5 mmol/L) can cause these symptoms. For others, symptoms may not start until the blood sugar level is below 70 mg/dL (4 mmol/L). Some high blood pressure medicines called beta blockers can hide the symptoms of low blood sugar.
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The usual initial dose of losartan in patients with heart failure is 12.5 mg once daily. The dose should generally be titrated at weekly intervals (i.e. 12.5 mg daily, 25 mg daily, 50 mg daily, 100 mg daily, up to a maximum dose of 150 mg once daily), as tolerated by the patient.