Some men stop taking their diabetic medications due to libido issues - Pharmacist

A pharmacist, Mariam Apraku, has bemoaned the attitude of some men towards their diabetic medications due to reduced or low libido issues. 

According to her, due to the complexities surrounding the condition, it is always important to follow the guidelines given by doctors strictly.

Speaking on GhanaWeb TV’s Health Focus show, the pharmacist said: “Let’s take a 40-year-old man, for instance. He comes to the hospital and is given his medications. He goes home and realizes his sexual appetite has reduced. He will stop taking the medications. He will dump them.”

Mariam Apraku explained that it is, for this reason, important for doctors and pharmacists to spell out the side effects of the medications they prescribe to people.

She further noted that recording a high sugar level suddenly does not mean a person is diabetic. 

According to her, "there are several factors that may lead to a high sugar level once in a while. These factors include stress and eating certain types of food, all of which can cause high blood sugar levels temporarily. It, however, becomes problematic if high blood sugars are recorded regularly," she said.

She also noted that normal sugar levels should vary between 3.5mmol and 7.5 mmol, depending on the meter used.

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