Levofloxacin and Hypoglycemia

A Rare but serious side effect of Levofloxacin: hypoglycemia in a geriatric patient.

D rugs should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of hypoglycemia. Fluoroquinolones have rarely been associated with hypoglycemia (1,2). Levofloxacine, which belongs to the fluoroquinolone group of antibiotics, has previously been reported to cause hypoglycemia in only one patient who was also receiving oral antidiabetic drugs (2). Herein, we describe an elderly patient with hypo...

Levofloxacin and Ceftriaxone in Combination

21 Objectives: Whether synergistic antimicrobial combination in vitro would be beneficial in 22 down regulation of pneumococcal virulent genes and associated inflammation of the lung 23 tissue induced by multi-drug resistant S. pneumoniae infection in vivo needs to be elucidated 24 for considering this mode of therapy in case of severe pneumococcal infection. 25 Methods: We investigated the in ...

Glycemic Control and Hypoglycemia

G lycemic control remains a delicate balancing act. The diabetic patient is tasked with maintaining euglycemic blood glucose levels, a goal requiring education, decision strategies, volitional control, and the wisdom to avoid hyperand hypoglycemia, with the latter defined as plasma glucose less than 60 mg/dl. Glucose levels must be controlled continuously and without holidays. Failure to mainta...

Hypoglycemia and alcohol

Syncope and Hypoglycemia

Objective: This review focuses on syncope in diabetic patients who suffer from hypoglycemia. Clinically, transient loss of consciousness during hypoglycemia appears similar to vasovagal syncope. Research Design and Methods: Current understanding of this problem is based on physicians’ personal experiences as well as on published case reports. It is difficult to explain a temporary loss of consc...