... started Benicar. Could there be a connection?
cj - Texas
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Marvell30 Apr 2011
Actually yes, Benicar can raise fasting glucose levels.
A prospective study of 34 patients who received oral thiazide-type diuretics for 14 years without interruption revealed an increased average fasting blood glucose level after treatment. Withdrawal of thiazide therapy for 7 months in 10 of the patients resulted in average reductions of 10% in the fasting blood glucose and 25% in the 2-hour glucose tolerance test values.
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