omeprazole and blood sugar?

I been taking omeprazole for acid reflex I notice since taking it my blood sugars are way up 250-300 this is the second go around with this med took it back in 2010 same thing high blood sugar, does any one know if this med can casue high blood sugar thanks for your help


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Post Edited By Moderator (LanieG) : 6/21/2014 11:40:44 AM (GMT-6)

I am on med for the diabetes and I watch careful what I eat met with a nutrution lady I eat 45 carbs for Breakfast lunch and dinner 30 for a snack i mesuare everything and read packages, this happend to me 4 years ago when taking this same meds IDK I really think it's the Omeprazzole I did read a study they just did in 2014 that said it can raise blood sugar i was just wondering if any one else had this problem, when I stopped the omepazole 4 years ago blood sugars returned to normal ranges it's just wierd

Would you kindly post the link to the 2014 study? I think omezraprol may be increasing my BG levels as well

Last year I went on the paleo diete. No starches no sugar less than 25 carbs a day. My fasting blood sugar went from 110 to 140. I also started taking omeprazole 40 mg at the same time. Started metformen recently a1c went from 6.5 to 6.6 in three months. I did not take the omeprazole last night blood sugar 129 this morning. Lowest in a year. I feel there may be a connection

I have been taking omeprazole for the past 8 months for acid reflux/cough. I have type II Diabetes. My resting sugar levels have gone up some. I didn't think about a possible connection. My A1c was under 6 prior to taking omeprazole. I never had a morning test of 127 before this. Also taking metformin. Maybe it has caused my higher readings too.

Just started seeing an endocrinologist for diabetes 2 after suffering from chronic stomach and intestinal problems for 30 days. She took me off metformin immediately and thankfully my stomach and intestinal symptoms were gone the following day. It was good to find out that the metformin was causing problems after suffering for so long. My family doctor didn't know what was wrong with me, it was good that I went to an endocrinologist.

The new dr. put me on two pills to substitute for metformin...glimepiride tabs 2mg and tradjenta 5mg a day, 15 minutes before eating. The dr. has prescribed trulicity which I'm waiting for and I was told to stop taking the tradjenta once the trulicity pens arrive.

Last week I stopped taking omeprazole since hearing it may cause/ be connected to dementia and or Alzheimer's Disease.

A miracle has occurred, my blood sugar numbers dropped to 100 before breakfast and the highest was 130 2-hours after dinner! This trend is continuing for over a week. The readings when taking omeprazole were over 130 fasting and 200 after a meal. Something has lowered my levels since with the two new tablets my numbers were still high. The only recent difference was stopping the omeprazole.

Thanks to all who discussed this issue because now I'm thinking there may be a reason my blood sugar levels have dropped. At the end of the month I see my dr. and share with her my blood sugar log. I look forward to her input on the subject.

Post Edited (Emma2016) : 3/5/2016 5:38:16 AM (GMT-7)

Hi Lanie,

Metformin causing watery diarrhea and intestinal pain, years after taking it, is not as well known. I looked it up and the new endocrinologist was aware immediately. It appears this is what happened to me after long term metformin use (2000 mg a day):

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11714216

Metformin as a cause of late-onset chronic diarrhea.
Foss MT1, Clement KD.
Author information
Abstract
Metformin is an effective and commonly administered drug for controlling plasma glucose concentrations in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Gastrointestinal adverse effects such as abdominal pain, nausea, dyspepsia, anorexia, and diarrhea are common and widely accepted when occurring at the start of metformin therapy. Diarrhea occurring long after the dosage titration period is much less well recognized. Our patient began to experience nausea, abdominal cramping, and explosive watery diarrhea that occasionally caused incontinence after several years of stable metformin therapy A trial of metformin discontinuation resolved all gastrointestinal symptoms. A review of the literature revealed two reports that suggest diarrhea occurring long after the start of metformin therapy is relatively common, based on surveys of patients with diabetes. Metformin-induced diarrhea is differentiated from diabetic diarrhea, which is clinically similar, except diabetic diarrhea is rare in patients with type 2 diabetes. Patients with type 2 diabetes who are taking metformin and experience diarrhea deserve a drug-free interval before undergoing expensive and uncomfortable diagnostic tests, even when the dosage has been stable over a long period.
PMID: 11714216 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Welcome to HealingWell, Hal N! I'm glad you found out what was causing the rise in blood sugar! It seems that several people have experienced this and I hope more information is put out there about it. Thanks for posting! You're welcome to start a new post and introduce yourself! Glad you found us here!

This is why it's important to keep records of your blood sugar (and also what you eat). I hope your blood sugar continues to come down to normal levels though.

Please come back and start a new thread introducing yourself and how you've been doing! Glad you found HealingWell!

Hello There, I have been getting high sugar readings(high 200's just at 300), and the only two meds that I am taking is, Januvia and Omeprazole...
I thought that I might not be monitoring by carb intake well, so I went by the book carefully monitoring everything I consumed. No luck in change of blood sugars. So I cut out all carbs, just veggies and protein trying to get the numbers down with barely a dent in blood sugar number change.
I was thinking it was the Januvia and stopped taking it for a week and nothing much changed, so I started taking it again, and my numbers are still high. So I was like, it has to be this Januvia! So I stopped taking it again, and within 2 to 3 days my numbers were finally just under 200.
However, I did not realize that with all my frustration that I had stopped taking the Omeprazole. *facepalm* I had never considered that it was the Prilosec. Coincidence, dunno? But... Both medications were started about the same time, only with a two week or so difference.
I have started to retake the Januvia, and numbers are still dropping slowly. However, I'm still on a no carb diet until these numbers drop. Maybe it IS the Januvia? Or Both?
I have had the magnesium levels checked regularly, so all is well there.
Still confused and frustrated about it all, not having studied proof of related issues with Prilosec and blood sugars, almost like it's being dismissed under the rug :/