HIV and Diabetes
HIV and Diabetes
| Author: Judy Kohn, RN, BSN, CDE |
| Last Updated: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 |
Q: "Can HIV affect your glucose level?"
A: To my knowledge, HIV does not directly cause diabetes, nor does it directly affect the blood glucose level, although some of the medications used to treat HIV have been associated with raising blood glucose and/or causing insulin resistance.
Naturally, if you are in an active form of HIV with symptoms, that situation alone could affect blood glucose, as could any illness or infection.
I would recommend you discuss this further with your doctor.
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