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  1. PatsyB

    Steroids

    Yes she did she said maybe need to inject more insulin sighs, but my feet swelling now and ankle hurts like mad so putting them up as best I can taking paracetamol and rubbing gel in to try ease the pain, very hard to walk so will try steroids when they arrive.
  2. PatsyB

    Steroids

    Well got my levels down to 59 been to Docs and now she thinks i have Polymyalgia so have to try steroids for four weeks to see if will take inflammation levels down, is anyone else taking steroids and do t hey affect your levels
  3. PatsyB

    Terrible pains in leg and arm muscles

    now one hand swell and feet so guess fluid retention but not sure and taking paracetamol deff messes with my levels arghh
  4. PatsyB

    Terrible pains in leg and arm muscles

    Managed with out paracetomol last night was up twice in night for the loo and got up alright this morning but as soon as I came downstairs sweat stood out on me my hair was literally wet through and it felt like i was going to pass out (had to sit and rest for a bit) arms and legs ache like...
  5. PatsyB

    Terrible pains in leg and arm muscles

    Thank you for your reply I am still taking metformin but have been think of stop taking them also not sure what all these dam meds have been doing to me but am sure not good . I am taking Paracetomol daily which I have never done before just to try kill the pains in muscles and now joints grrr
  6. PatsyB

    Terrible pains in leg and arm muscles

    Congrats on being eventually sorted, I have to go for a heart scan on Thursday so hopefully that will sort out a few things as they say I have a heart murmur maybe the cause but we will see . fingers crossed
  7. PatsyB

    Terrible pains in leg and arm muscles

    They have not told me anything so am assuming they have gone down a little but I hav elittle faith in Doctors these days they seem to wnat to just get you out of the Surgery
  8. PatsyB

    Terrible pains in leg and arm muscles

    no nothing been diagnosed and not back to the Doctors until 23rd I do have a heart scan on the 18th as have a heart murmur they say so will have to wait andf see if they do nto come up with anything maybe I need see a Rheumatologist ??
  9. PatsyB

    Terrible pains in leg and arm muscles

    The Doctor said she would find a different one for me but to be honest I do not think I will be taking any as I still have pains in muscles and now elbow joints and knees, I think maybe a bad idea to make it worse
  10. PatsyB

    Terrible pains in leg and arm muscles

    My body told me to stop taking statins weeks ago and when I visited the Hospital they said the same so am still of them also stopped taking Ramiprol good job I did as my BP was low
  11. PatsyB

    Terrible pains in leg and arm muscles

    Started 12 weeks ago muscle pains in both arms and legs, felt awful but carried on I was out walking my dogs and thought as I got half way around I feel weird so checked my levels which had risen instead of going down as they normally did when I was exercising, so I did no more but rang the...
  12. PatsyB

    over 70 , diabetic, High Blood pressure etc

    My mother was a very independent lady but expected me to do everything for her. not the rest of the family just me which did take it's toll on me sadly she passed away which was a shock as had the Paramedics out to her in the morning and they said she was alright sadly she passed that night
  13. PatsyB

    Anaemia

    Will do and thank you for the information I have taken two capsules today and will see how it affects me, my tiredness is great so anything I think will help I will try x
  14. PatsyB

    Which Diabetes Is Genetic And Runs In Families??

    My brothers, my mother all had Diabetes never thought I would get it, sadly I did and I tried reverse it by loosing weight strict diet etc sadly, did not work so i guess genetic?
  15. PatsyB

    Chronic Tiredness

    I feel like this regularly a tiredness comes over me and I have to lay down and rest sleep a little and then I seems to be ok for a while.
  16. PatsyB

    Anaemia

    These Vit D are capsules HuxD3 20000u caps and am to take two once a week sadly I am thinking they causing me bad insides so am wondering if should say no thanx, tried get into see the Doctor about this but could not get past receptionists, also wanted to tell the Doc about a heart murmer they...
  17. PatsyB

    Constant Freestyle L2 failures

    Yes am sure we all know this as there is always one in my bag, but if our walking one has to carry one also just in case
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