Medication that can raise blood sugar in a person with
diabetes include:
- Barbiturates.
- Thiazide
diuretics.
- Corticosteroids.
- Birth control pills (oral
contraceptives), and
progesterone.
- Catecholamines.
- Decongestants that contain
beta-adrenergic agents, such as pseudoephedrine.
- The B vitamin
niacin. The risk of high blood sugar from niacin decreases after you have taken
it for a few months.
- The antipsychotic medication olanzapine
(Zyprexa).
