what drugs cause low blood sugar
Common causes of low blood sugar include the following: 1  Overmedication with insulin or antidiabetic pills (for example, sulfonylurea drugs) 2  Use of medications such as beta blockers, pentamidine, and sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim (Bactrim, Septra) 3  Use of alcohol.  Missed meals.
You are less likely to get low blood sugar if you take: 1  DPP-4 inhibitors. These include sitagliptin (Januvia) and saxagliptin (Onglyza). 2  Metformin. One brand name is Glucophage. 3  Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors. These include canagliflozin (Invokana), dapagliflozin (Farxiga), and empagliflozin (Jardiance). 4  Thiazolidinediones.