Table 2:

Anti-Hypertensives-Induced Laboratory Changes in Diabetic Patients with Cardiovascular Complications

DRUGS	ASSOCIATED LABORATORY CHANGES
ACE Inhibitors	Azotaemia [11,12], Hyperbilirubinemia [41], elevates liver enzymes [41], reduces proteinuria [43]
Diuretics
a. Thiazide	Dyslipidaemia [20-22], hypokalemia [14], hyponatremia [14], hypomagnesemia [23], hypercalcemia[18],hyperglyceamia[24,25],hyperuricemia[27]
b. Loop	Hyponatremia[13],hypocalcemia[26],hypomagnesemia[23],hyperuricemia[27]
c. Potassium sparing	Hyperkalemia[27], metabolic acidosis[27]
Beta blockers	Dyslipidemia[28,29],hyperglycemia[34]
Centrally acting alpha 2 Adrenergic Agonist-methyldopa	Hyperbilirubinemia[37],elevates liver enzymes[37], hypernatremia[37], hyperchloremia[37] hypermagnesemia[37], hyperkalemia[37]