Recent Content by Pittston

Thanks everyone, just a bit of an update. The metformin has given me dreadful nausea but no improvement in bg levels. Worst of all the cortisol/ adrenaline rushes are occurring each morning very intensely and I am almost legless for about four hours after. I feel as though I have run a...

I am no longer taking Amlodipine as my Bp became too low. I have to monitor it at home daily. This morning the “ rush” awakened me at 4 am. I feel completely shattered by it all and only now 6 hours later have I got the forward motion to have a shower and get dressed. My pharmacy just messaged...

Since posting my situation just over a month ago things have become much worse and I am desperate for advice and very frightened. About three weeks ago I started to suffer very intense cortisol/ adrenaline rushes which wake me around 6 am every single day.This increases my BG which goes from...

Many thanks, I will bear that in mind

Good morning I was diagnosed as being pre-diabetic about eight years ago. Since then I’ve been able to control my blood sugars with diet alone ( low carb) reasonably well popping in and out of being pre-diabetic and non-diabetic. InFebruary 23. I contracted Covid. Immediately I noticed my blood...

To everyone who gave me ideas etc I feel I must update you. The night after posting this query I was admitted to hospital with BP of 211/100, heart rate circa 150. I felt very unwell and was hospitalised for a week. The situation was put down to adrenaline rushes so I am awaiting results of a...

Thanks everyone but I have not changed anything. I just did a bg test one day and realised my levels were up and since then I simply cannot control it. I follow a low carb diet. I am now feeling very unwell plus I am having adrenaline rushes which shoots my BP up. I Feel there is some connectio.

For about four years I have successfully controlled my BG and indeed my last Hba1c test 6 months ago was a reading of 41. Suddenly three months later I could no longer control my levels and last week I had a reading one day of 11.3. Just before lunch today they were 7.00. I have been so...

Oh my word, just found your post. I am not good at technology so hope this gets to you. On my birthday 20/8, I had a steroid injection in my knee. I suffered a dreadful reaction so similar you you. Today 7 weeks later I am not at all well, have now developed heavy legs and arms , still blood...

All I can say is that it has made me feel quite unwell, today my face is like a furnace , dreadful headache, racing heart and raised Blood Glucose. Never again. Had a word with the pharmacist who knew exactly what I was talking about. No antidote just ride the storm! Happy days

The arthritis was beginning to impact on my life so at 76 I thought it would give me a bit more mobility! Believe it or not the injection was actually administered on my Birthday. Some present!

Yes, I agree. I have left a message for the physio who administered the injection to contact me.

Thanks so much. Never again comes to mind! I think the injection has not agreed with my system. My heart is racing, my face is scarlet. Just will have to wait for it to pass. Let this be a lesson to others! My reading this morning was 8.3 Really appreciate your help

Thanks so much, I must admit I was pretty frightened.

Thanks for that, at least I know why! I guess it is a case of painful knee or high blood sugars for a while!!