Case Presentation of 71 Year Old Man with Hypoglycemia due to Drug-Drug Interactions

Abstract

Hypoglycemia induced due to drug-drug interaction is an important to consider for differential diagnosis especially in the geriatric patients. The symptoms of hypoglycemia includes: physical symptoms such as anxiety, hunger, palpitations, sweating and hunger. Neurologic impairment include changes in behaviour, decline in cognitive functions. In addition to the well-known hypoglycemic effects associated with treatment of diabetes mellitus, several commonly prescribed medications, such as thiazides, sulfonylureas, metformin, aspirin and some antibiotics can cause hypoglycaemia. We describe a case of hypoglycaemia in a geriatric patient taking anti diabetic drugs metformin, glipizide and anti-platelet drug aspirin together for a period of one week.