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Does Garcinia Cambogia Interact With Diabetic Medication?
Question: What diabetic drugs does garcinia cambogia interact with? and are there any dangerous side effects.
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About garcinia cambogia:
Detailed Answer:
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Garcinia cambogia boosted fat-burning and cut back appetite in studies causing weight loss.
It also makes it easier for your body to use glucose, the sugar your cells need for energy. Mice that got garcinia cambogia in one study had lower insulin levels than mice that didn't. That's another reason, besides weight loss, that people with diabetes are interested in it. However, if you're taking garcinia cambogia along with a medication to control your blood sugar, your glucose could get dangerously low.
The main medications that can cause hypoglicemia and may interact with garcinia cambodgia are: Insulin, sulfanilurea group (glimepirid, glibenclamid, glipizid), glinides (repaglinide, meglitinide). The other groups cause rarely hypoglicemia.
Hope the information will help.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta
About garcinia cambogia:
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking!
Garcinia cambogia boosted fat-burning and cut back appetite in studies causing weight loss.
It also makes it easier for your body to use glucose, the sugar your cells need for energy. Mice that got garcinia cambogia in one study had lower insulin levels than mice that didn't. That's another reason, besides weight loss, that people with diabetes are interested in it. However, if you're taking garcinia cambogia along with a medication to control your blood sugar, your glucose could get dangerously low.
The main medications that can cause hypoglicemia and may interact with garcinia cambodgia are: Insulin, sulfanilurea group (glimepirid, glibenclamid, glipizid), glinides (repaglinide, meglitinide). The other groups cause rarely hypoglicemia.
Hope the information will help.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta
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