# Z-pack

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/z-pack/12130>\
**Category:** Medicines\
**Created:** [December 5, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/z-pack/12130 "2021-12-05T13:30:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/z-pack/12130/1 "2021-12-05T13:30:16Z")

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Started a 5 day azithromycin course last night and have been having chasing high blood sugars ever since. Is this a known thing? Seems like I’ve taken it in the past and not had this effect?

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**Author:** ![3cTim](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/3ctim/32/9668_2.png) [@3cTim](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/3cTim)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/z-pack/12130/2 "2021-12-05T15:19:36Z")

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being sick in itself is known to cause high blood sugar…could be that rather than the meds

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**Author:** ![CatLady](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/catlady/32/36_2.png) [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/z-pack/12130/3 "2021-12-07T16:22:09Z")

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You feeling better, @Sam?

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**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/z-pack/12130/4 "2021-12-07T17:56:44Z")

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Yeah I don’t feel bad I just have a mystery cough that comes up for months at a time sometimes, usually after a common cold… and just lasts until summer comes again

Not a popular time for that

Been to all sorts of docs to try to figure it out and have tried essentially everything…

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**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/z-pack/12130/5 "2021-12-07T19:38:52Z")

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Sam will now be known as the ~~Covid~~ coughing super spreader!

edit - sorry it took me a second to figure out the markdown code for strikethough.

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**Author:** ![briopelle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/briopelle/32/5855_2.png) [@briopelle](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/briopelle)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/z-pack/12130/6 "2021-12-12T19:24:05Z")

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Some antibiotics are known to cause blood sugar spikes, but the Z-pack is not one of them. There is some anecdotal evidence for spikes, though.

The infection itself can definitely increase your readings. Also, there is a school of thought that the effects of the antibiotic on your digestive tract can affect blood sugar. If your readings haven’t settled down, you might want to try a good pro-biotic and see if that makes any difference.

Hope you are on the mend!