can taking Tenormin/atenolol for two weeks cause diabetes?
5 month ago after my first c section i got high blood pressure it was 160/100, 2nd day after c section the hospital internist prescribed me with ALDOMET, DOPAMET, ADALAT AND "TENORMIN’, i weaned off aldomet and dopamet at first week postpartum, and tenormin at 2nd week postpartum, and adalat at thrid week postpartum. I recently have some blood test, my fasting blood sugar was 100, and tested again usually around 87 to 98. Postprandial ussually around 120 two hour after meal, but i had it once spike to 179at 90 minutes after meal. am i a prediabetic? is tenormin to be blamed? i was never diagnose with gestational diabetes, and before pregnancy, i was very healthy with FBG under 85 and no family history of diabetes.. and when i was taking tenormin, i nursed my baby mix with formula milk, can this harm my newborn too? very curious, and shock when i read an article said tenormin or beta blocker cause diabetes
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Some evidence suggests that even in normal doses the most frequently used β-blockers carry an unacceptable risk of provoking type 2 diabetes.
It can harm the unborn !
Good luck
Tin
I respect people’s right to an opinion but there is no credible evidence that beta blockers cause diabetes. There were a few trials in the 1980s that raised this question and also questioned whether or not beta blockers might worsen diabetic control. The answer was no and no and I honestly thought that this notion had been laid to rest a long time ago. A non-diabetic’s fasting glucose is typically 70 to 100 mg/dL or 3.9 to 5.6 mmol/L. A non-diabetic’s post-prandial (after meal) glucose typically does not exceed 140 mg/dL or 7.8 mmol/L. Please note that I say ‘typically’ as there will be some variation from day to day. It sounds as if you have only one glucose reading outside of this range. The diagnosis of diabetes should not be based upon a single glucose reading. If you are concerned take a few sets of fasting and post-prandial glucose readings. If they are outside of the reference range offered above please see your physician. The physician will likely perform additional laboratory chemistries including a glycated hemoglobin A1C. The A1C provides the 90 day mean (average) glucose. A non-diabetic’s A1C will be less than 6%. 6% approximates a 90 day mean glucose of 126 mg/dL or 7.0 mmol/L. If I may be of further assistance please let me know. I wish you the very best of health and in all things may God bless.