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<blockquote data-quote="SUSIEP" data-source="post: 93010" data-attributes="member: 16535"><p><strong>Re: Anyone use Byetta?</strong></p><p></p><p>Hi every one - guess this is a message with a warning really....</p><p></p><p>I would hate what happened to me on Tuesday to happen to any one else.</p><p>On Tuesday morning got out of bed went into the shower - my normal routine!!!! can I just add here that my blood sugars prior to the shower were 7.1</p><p>Whilst in the shower I was aware that i started to go light headed - the next thing I remember is coming around in a most peculiar position on the floor of the shower - basically I was stuck with the way my body had gone down - I had great difficulty in trying to manouver myself to try and get out of the shower as my foot had gone under my one leg and my toes were trapped against the side of the shower tray (very big ouch)</p><p>Some how I managed to gather myself together and got outof the shower and contacted my husband who had gone to work (yes I was alone in the house when this happened)</p><p>Trying to cut a long story short - yesterday (day after the faint) my foot and ankle just ballooned so went up to the local A&E.</p><p>Must admit after sitting on one of there trolleys for hours I was majorly hurting ( I had also hit my head and my coxycx on the way down.</p><p>Well the X ray showed I had broken a toe and chipped a bone in my ankle - so am now sporting a rather fancy pair of crutches - but more to the point.</p><p>Because I had passed out they checked my heart - all ok then they checked my blood pressure, they did my BP lying down - a very respectable 114/60 - THEN they did my BP standing up - was asked, do you feel ok - yes says I - When I looked around at my readin it had DROPPED to a very low 90/51 - TOO LOW.</p><p>We need to admit you they said - no said I - I think I know what has caused this and have mentioned it to my diabetic team!!!!</p><p></p><p>Can we take into consideration here that i have now lost just over 7 stone - 3 1/2 since on byetta - a lot of weight.</p><p>When I was at my heaviest I was put on both diuretics and blood pressure tablets - even though I had never had a problem .... but like the good patient that I am religiously took my medication.</p><p>I had mentioned my light headiness to my team but was told to carry on as usual - that was until today.</p><p>I have contacted the surgery to be told that i most probably dont need the amount of medication that I am on mostly due to the weight loss - so until Monday I have been told to knock out the diuretic then they will be reviewing my blood pressure therapy - and of course in the mean time I am now having to have my lying andstanding blood pressure monitored carefully - good game what!!!!</p><p></p><p>Please - I do not want to be a scaremonger - but just sometimes I really do think that we know our own bodies better than the proffessionals do (and I am one of those proffessionals just incase you are wondering) I really would hate anyone going through anything like this - so I think - body beware and any inkling of particually in my case light headiness - CHECK IT OUT.</p><p></p><p>Take care</p><p></p><p>Sue</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SUSIEP, post: 93010, member: 16535"] [b]Re: Anyone use Byetta?[/b] Hi every one - guess this is a message with a warning really.... I would hate what happened to me on Tuesday to happen to any one else. On Tuesday morning got out of bed went into the shower - my normal routine!!!! can I just add here that my blood sugars prior to the shower were 7.1 Whilst in the shower I was aware that i started to go light headed - the next thing I remember is coming around in a most peculiar position on the floor of the shower - basically I was stuck with the way my body had gone down - I had great difficulty in trying to manouver myself to try and get out of the shower as my foot had gone under my one leg and my toes were trapped against the side of the shower tray (very big ouch) Some how I managed to gather myself together and got outof the shower and contacted my husband who had gone to work (yes I was alone in the house when this happened) Trying to cut a long story short - yesterday (day after the faint) my foot and ankle just ballooned so went up to the local A&E. Must admit after sitting on one of there trolleys for hours I was majorly hurting ( I had also hit my head and my coxycx on the way down. Well the X ray showed I had broken a toe and chipped a bone in my ankle - so am now sporting a rather fancy pair of crutches - but more to the point. Because I had passed out they checked my heart - all ok then they checked my blood pressure, they did my BP lying down - a very respectable 114/60 - THEN they did my BP standing up - was asked, do you feel ok - yes says I - When I looked around at my readin it had DROPPED to a very low 90/51 - TOO LOW. We need to admit you they said - no said I - I think I know what has caused this and have mentioned it to my diabetic team!!!! Can we take into consideration here that i have now lost just over 7 stone - 3 1/2 since on byetta - a lot of weight. When I was at my heaviest I was put on both diuretics and blood pressure tablets - even though I had never had a problem .... but like the good patient that I am religiously took my medication. I had mentioned my light headiness to my team but was told to carry on as usual - that was until today. I have contacted the surgery to be told that i most probably dont need the amount of medication that I am on mostly due to the weight loss - so until Monday I have been told to knock out the diuretic then they will be reviewing my blood pressure therapy - and of course in the mean time I am now having to have my lying andstanding blood pressure monitored carefully - good game what!!!! Please - I do not want to be a scaremonger - but just sometimes I really do think that we know our own bodies better than the proffessionals do (and I am one of those proffessionals just incase you are wondering) I really would hate anyone going through anything like this - so I think - body beware and any inkling of particually in my case light headiness - CHECK IT OUT. Take care Sue [/QUOTE]
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