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***'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Potassium supplementation (either potassium citrate or potassium chloride)</span>''' | ***'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Potassium supplementation (either potassium citrate or potassium chloride)</span>''' | ||
****'''<span style="color:#ff0000">May be needed when thiazide therapy is employed because of the hypokalemic effects of these medications</span>''' | ****'''<span style="color:#ff0000">May be needed when thiazide therapy is employed because of the hypokalemic effects of these medications</span>''' | ||
****'''Should always be considered at either the onset of thiazide therapy or upon the discovery of glucose intolerance''' | ****'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Should always be considered at either the onset of thiazide therapy or upon the discovery of glucose intolerance''' | ||
*****'''Can prevent or significantly lessens the degree of hypokalemia or glucose intolerance''' | *****'''Can prevent or significantly lessens the degree of hypokalemia or glucose intolerance''' | ||
*****'''Can be administered as potassium citrate or with dietary supplements such as a banana per day''' | *****'''Can be administered as potassium citrate or with dietary supplements such as a banana per day''' | ||