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Do you feel that over the counter drugs (such as Advil, Tylenol, Etc.) have an effect on your blood glucose levels?
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“effect” not “affect”
Sorry, but affect is a verb meaning impact or change. . Effect is the result of a change. In this case HAVE is the verb.
Sleepiness, yes. BG, no.
I said no, but I don’t take much over the counter except for antihistamines and occasional Advil.
If you are on CGM, something to consider- Tylenol can cause a false increase in blood sugar with Medtronic, though the effect seems to be small. This was true in past about Dexcom, but not for the G6, at least up to 1000 mg of Tylenol. Vitamin C can cause a false high if taken in high doses with Libre, which you would get if you take a Vit C supplement, but not the amounts in a multiple vitamin.
Tylenol and Advil will cause G6 sensors to fail and Dexcom will not replace them.
Well known for decades that aspirin reduces blood glucose.
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What? Never heard that one before.
Used to avoid “Acetaminophen” but now in the G6 it isn’t an issue. It really doesn’t do much for me, I prefer Ibuprofen or Naproxen
I very rarely take over the counter meds, but when do I haven’t noticed any effect on my blood sugar levels.
Depends on the drug. I noticed a slight elevation while taking ibuprofen once. Not sure if it was related or just weird timing.
Don’t do NSAIDS, take an otc allergy pill and rarely acetaminophen- haven’t noticed any change in bg.
If I am sick my blood glucose generally rises; not because of Tylenol, which is what I normally take for fever/pain. I have taken it for muscle aches and have not noticed any effect on my BG levels.
Most have no impact on BG, but SOME tend to cause increases in BG levels while others may result in lowered BG readings. Also varies by the condition the medication is being taken to treat.
These facts in mind is why I HAD TO say “OTHER”
I was instructed not to take Tylenol when I started Dexcom due to it causing false elevations.
I rarely take pain medication in general and the few times it is taken I don’t notice Advil raising my BG.
I tend not to take OTC pain meds. I did need some for a surgery I had. I didn’t notice BS changes, but my CGM could not handle the meds and gave me bad data and would error (a lot) and then fail.
No, not that I ever noticed. However, I rarely take OTC medications except for occasional Motrin on extremely rare occasions when I might be experiencing headache or gum pain. Happens maybe once or twice a year, some years not at all.
I do not take OTC’s I have CKD and they would affect my kidneys negatively