Can Some Medications Raise Blood Glucose?

Q: Can certain medicines cause blood glucose to rise? My fasting blood glucose at the doctor's office was 190. At home, it was 130. I didn't eat anything except an aspirin and my blood pressure medicine. My fasting numbers at home average 120.

A: Aspirin doesn't cause blood glucose levels to rise, but check with your health-care provider to make sure your blood pressure medicine doesn't.

There are a number of reasons why you could have variations in your blood glucose readings:

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