how to manage diabetes during fasting

July 2011

Patients are asking how to manage diabetes during fasting.

This comes up all the time. Patients need to fast before some lab tests or procedures...or for religious reasons.

Suggest a commonsense approach and consider the patient's meds.

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Table of Contents

Dyslipidemia Lots of patients are asking if they should stop taking niacin (Niaspan, etc) for dyslipidemia
Diabetes confusing the news about Avandia and Actos
Diabetes how to manage diabetes during fasting
Corticosteroids The methylprednisolone shortage is forcing questions about alternative corticosteroids
Thyroid Disorders Many older adults get too much levothyroxine (Synthroid, etc)
Antidepressants Viibryd (VI-brid) will be marketed as a new "dual-acting" serotonergic antidepressant
Antidepressants Is it okay to combine an SSRI (fluoxetine, etc) with an SNRI (Effexor, Cymbalta, or Savella)
Respiratory & Allergy Singulair is "as good as" inhaled corticosteroids or long-acting beta-agonists for asthma
Respiratory & Allergy Daliresp (DA-li-resp), a new oral tablet for severe COPD in patients with chronic bronchitis
Infectious Diseases the new oral drug Dificid (fidaxomicin) for Clostridium difficile diarrhea
Restless Legs new option for restless legs syndrome, Horizant (hor-i-zant)
Statins stronger dosing limits for simvastatin