Can Ciprofloxin For UTI Cause Increased Blood Sugar Levels?

Posted on Tue, 13 May 2014

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Tue, 13 May 2014 Answered on

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Question : patient is a 72 year old woman
diabetic, has COPD
currently being treated for a UTI with ciprofloxin
has had glucose test running higher than usual (200)
could the UTI or ciprofloxin be the cause of sugar increase
if not any other possibilities to check
thank you

Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It could be due to UTI.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for your query,based on the facts that the woman who is known diabetic has UTI and taking Ciprofloxacin.

Her recent blood sugar levels have been raised to 200.

In any infection in the body there is increased body metabolism that results in to increase blood sugar levels .

It is not due to Ciprofloxacin .

Please check her blood sugar levels after she recovers from UTI.

Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions ,
I shall be happy to help you
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar