Does Garcinia Cambogia Interact With Diabetic Medication?

Posted on Sun, 19 Mar 2017

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Question : What diabetic drugs does garcinia cambogia interact with? and are there any dangerous side effects.

Answered by Dr. Mirjeta Guni (26 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
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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.
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Dr.Mirjeta

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