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What Causes Elevation In Blood Sugar Level While On Foracort For Asthma?
I am 85+. At chennai humidity is very very high and I developed allergetic asthma. Advised to use foracort 200 one puff in the morning and one in night. It increases my blood sugar ff 128 & pp 178. i am a walker . what shall i do to control sugar level
Wed, 11 May 2016
Dear , This is Dr. S.Tomar from healthcaremagic.com's medical team and I will be your medical adviser for this question. Thank you for sharing your concern with us and showing trust on us.
Use of foracort can cause blood glucose levels high in diabetics and additional blood glucose controls should be considered in diabetics by dose modifications of antidiabetic medicine and lifestyle changes .
I would recommend you to consult your healthcare providers and discuss this issue .
Thank you for your question and feel free to contact us further for any query or follow up.
sincerely,
DR.S.TOMAR
Use of foracort can cause blood glucose levels high in diabetics and additional blood glucose controls should be considered in diabetics by dose modifications of antidiabetic medicine and lifestyle changes .
I would recommend you to consult your healthcare providers and discuss this issue .
Thank you for your question and feel free to contact us further for any query or follow up.
sincerely,
DR.S.TOMAR
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