Diabetes Drug - Does Taking Aten Medicine Show Incorrect Sugar

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Asked for Male, 55 Years

Does taking Aten medicine show incorrect sugar results? I am a diabetic and that's what a doctor told me recently.

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Dr. A. Kavitha

Diabetologist 28 yrs exp Hyderabad

Hello, There are some drugs which interfere with insulin action.One of such drugs is atenolol..So you can switch to metoprolol of the same dosage as atenolol

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