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Diabetes and HIV/AIDS

Table of Contents What Is Diabetes? Symptoms of Diabetes Glucose Tests Who Is at Risk for Diabetes? What Problems Can Diabetes Cause? How Are Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes Treated? HIV and Diabetes Taking Care of Yourself What Is Diabetes? Diabetes and pre-diabetes are serious conditions in which people have high levels of sugar or glucose in their blood. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...

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hiv and diabetes

how does hiv affect an individual with diabetes...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Some drugs used for treatment of HIV can aggravate diabetes. I have numerous diabetic HIV+ persons who generally seem to be doing OK with both of their challenging conditions. For the most part HIV does not have a major impact on management of... Read more »

hiv and diabetes

is it true that some of the symptoms for diabetes are the same for hiv. since i talked to a doctor and he said he would want me to get tested for diabetes since it runs in my family. do you get body wasting from diabetes just like from hiv?...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

There are many illnesses that can cause unanticipated weight loss. Diabetes and HIV can certainly be some of the reasons, but there are others too. No matter what, weight loss should be evaluated-- BY... Read more »

Can HIV cause Diabetes?

Yes, Say someone is HIV positive and does not know it, then gets sick with Diabetes. Can being HIV positive by itself without use of HIV medications cause a person to develope Diabetes..? It seems that people who are HIV positive have to take...

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

Please see the last posted question for a response to this.AF... Read more »

Hiv and Diabetes meds

I have been positive for 20+ years now. (holding my own without medications) About 6 years ago I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, and about 4 years ago was placed on a drug called Metformin. I went for awhile with no complications, and then my...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Diabetes has been shown significantly influence the rate of progression of HIV infection nor has any of the HIV meds (including metformin). HIV+ patients over time often see a decrease in viral load and drop in CD4 counts in the absence of... Read more »

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hiv+diabetes

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Anybody out there managing both hiv and diabetes? Would like to start correspondence. Read more »

hiv and diabetes

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I'm on HIV and type II diabetes meds, and for the past month intermittently get small welts on my legs that last about 2 hours then go away. They're round red, don't itch. Lacitc acidodsis or what???? Read more »

diabetes & hiv

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Does anybody know if having diabetes would effect hiv antibody production after infection??? I'm a juvenile diabetic who tested negative (ELISA) at 6 weeks and i'm so scared that my body hadn't developed antibodies yet. Please let me know if anyone... Read more »

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