Re: Diuretics Question

In article <qs2dnUVhJsH-6-PbnZ2dnUVZ_ryknZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Robert11" <rgsros@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello,

Just thought I'd like to learn something before quering my physicians re
this.

Have high blood p, and Dr. has me on several medicines that include
diuretics.
They seem to help quite a bit.

Also have an elarged prostate, which, witrh the diuretics, is causing me to
visit the "facilities" many times during the PM.
Once or twice a PM was OK befor the diuretics, but with the medications
containing them now, many times/PM.
Driving me crazy.

Have read, and seen, all the ads for minimizing the prostate size,
minimizing the "visits" problem, etc.

Question: are all of these medications counter productive to the effect of
the diuretic ?

e.g., would they negate the help I am getting from the blood p diuretics ?

Minimizing the blood p is certainly more important to me than the other
problem, but was wondering if there are any worth asking about, and possibly
pursuing, that would not effect the blood p medicines ?

Any thoughts would be most appreciated.

Thanks,
B.

I'm no Doc. But I'd take a hard look at your blood sugar.

Best!

Bill

1: J Intern Med. 1992 Jun;231(6):583-8.

Diabetes incidence in users and non-users of antihypertensive drugs in
relation to serum insulin, glucose tolerance and degree of adiposity: a
12-year prospective population study of women in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Bengtsson C, Blohmé G, Lapidus L, Lissner L, Lundgren H.
Department of Primary Health Care, Sahlgrenska Hospital, Gothenburg
University, Sweden.
As part of a prospective population study in Gothenburg, Sweden, women
aged 50 years were subjected to an intravenous glucose tolerance test on
entry to the study and followed up for 12 years. Manifest diabetes was
the only end-point registered in this part of the study. Of 352
initially non-diabetic women, 17 (4.8%) subjects developed diabetes,
with a fourfold increased risk in women taking antihypertensive drugs
(diuretics or beta-blockers, or both) compared with women who were not
taking such medication. The increased risk was observed independently of
initially measured glucose metabolism variables and degree of adiposity,
although the incidences were higher overall if the use of
antihypertensive drugs was combined with fasting hyperinsulinaemia and
adiposity. This study provides further evidence to support the view that
diuretics and beta-blockers are precipitators of type 2 diabetes
mellitus.
PMID: 1352324 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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