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Could the diabetic medication glyburide cause toes to go cold and lose color?
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It would be prudent : For you to have a vascular exam. Diabetics more so than non diabetics get blockages in circulation from the knees to the ankles. You need to have at minimum a non invasive arterial doppler exam with toe brachial indices.
Answered 10/7/2012
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