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Poll Results   When you or your child are ill, what kind of over-the-counter medications do you use?         Regular medications     33%   (209)         Sugar-free medications     20%   (124)         Both     36%   (225)         We don't use any kind of over-the-counter medications     3%   (19)         I wasn't aware that there were sugar-free medications     6%   (43)

When you or your child are ill, what kind of over-the-counter medications do you use? Poll dates: October 31 - November 7, 1999 Total Votes: 620 Many people take over the counter medications when they're sick with the cold or flu. Often, the illness itself causes blood sugars to be high. Some medications contains sugar, which could increase blood sugars even more. In addition to sugar in medicine like cough syrup, decongestants can also raise blood sugars. Watch for them in cold pills and cough syrups. See also this recent question from Ask the Diabetes Team: What medicine can I give to a diabetic who has a cold and is coughing? I want to give cough medicines but they say don't give to diabetics. [Return to the current poll]

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