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Can Hydrocodone Be The Cause For The Elevation In Blood Sugar Level?
My husband just checked his blood sugar. It was 453. I had him wash hands with soap and repeated. It is still the same. I then checked mine ( I'm not diabetic) and it was 72. He is not disoriented. He took a 7.5/500 hydrocodone at 1:00 pm. Can this cause his sugar to skyrocket.
Wed, 7 Dec 2016
not a bit on its own. And at that dose by itself it is very unlikely to do bad things. In theory a huge stress can cause the sugar to elevate, so a near fatal overdose of narcotics would generally elevate sugars even in a non-diabetic.
Seriously though, whenever a test is inconsistent with observations (not having symptoms), and inconsistent with a timeline (fine a moment ago) and inconsistent with events (nothing happening) then, one might question the test.
Seriously though, whenever a test is inconsistent with observations (not having symptoms), and inconsistent with a timeline (fine a moment ago) and inconsistent with events (nothing happening) then, one might question the test.
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