If you are a diabetic patient using insulin or diabetes medicine by mouth: Levofloxacin may cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) in some patients
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Levofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone (flor-o-KWIN-o-lone) antibiotic that fights bacteria in the body
Tell your doctor if you have signs of high or
This antibiotic can affect your blood sugar levels if you take certain diabetes medications
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It is also used to prevent an anthrax infection after inhalational exposure
liver problems --upper stomach pain, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes)
If you have diabetes and you get low blood sugar while taking Levaquin, stop taking Levaquin and call your healthcare provider right away
Levofloxacin can cause serious side effects, including tendon problems, side effects on your nerves (which may cause permanent nerve damage), serious mood or behavior changes (after just one dose), or low blood sugar (which can lead to coma)
Clindamycin belongs to a group of medicines known as lincosamide or lincomycin antibiotics
Level 1 hypoglycemia is defined as a measurable glucose concentration less than 70 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) or 3
Follow your healthcare
Both hyperglycemia (high blood glucose) and, less frequently, hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) have been reported
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Drugs That Can Cause HYPOGLYCEMIA (Low Blood Sugar) Acebutolol (Sectral®) Acetohexamide (Dymelor®) Alcohol Aloe - oral herbal supplement, especially if taken with other agents such as glyburide, glipizide, nateglinide, repaglinide, glimepiride, or insulin
They also raise the risk of severe blood sugar changes and tears in the aorta
Tendonitis and tendon rupture, peripheral neuropathy (nerve pain in fingers and toes), and central nervous system effects (side effects that affect the brain including psychosis, convulsions, or hallucinations) have been associated with levofloxacin
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