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abscess and bad right shoulder

Blip22

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Hi, I've had a bad shoulder for over two years, it seemed to start after a bad collapse, painful acute abdomen, (right side also) resulting in losing consciousness, probably as a result of an acute hypo. Then to exasperate matters I wounded my right hand, and was given a short course of antibiotics. So terrible painful nights with awful sweats then 6 months ago i came out in a right breast abscess which I had needle aspirated to remove remaining pus. My shoulder got even worse lumps and pain extended up my neck down my arm. Still have pus, and getting arm numbness sporadically any suggestions.
 
Whereabouts are you in the UK / world? Has your GP investigated? I would rescan if you're still getting pus
 
 
I had been told some years back by the dr the problem may be needing to get my teeth removed, unfortunately that has taken me about 10 years to achieve, so I finally got that done about 3 weeks ago in an effort to stop endless infections?
 
Blip22 said:
probably as a result of an acute hypo
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Are you on insulin? What are your blood sugars like? A lot of issues can be caused by high blood sugars and relieved by normalising your levels.
 
EllieM said:
Are you on insulin? What are your blood sugars like? A lot of issues can be caused by high blood sugars and relieved by normalising your levels.
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No I am not on insulin, I was diagnosed in 2003 with diabetes and rebound hypoglycemia. I have a blood sugar range of 29mmol - 1.9mmol which if i ate a normal diet can occur three times a day, every time I eat, for that reason I follow a low carb diet which helps to prevent it going so high, but i am often hypoglycemic, which is probably a saving grace in that it possibly prevents infections getting life threatening. So yes very high blood sugars but they never stay high. If i don't eat then they fall progressively: 1st day fasting 3.6, 2nd day fasting 2.6mmol, 3rd day 1.6. But thank you for your help. X
 
Please...if you have any chest pain get to hospital......the other symptoms sound as if you have a bacterial infection
 
Yes I definitely have an infection. How to get rid of it seems the problem.xx
 
Blip22 said:
Yes I definitely have an infection. How to get rid of it seems the problem.xx
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It sounds like you need urgent medical care. I take it you've seen an endocrinologist for your blood sugar issues? (Sometimes I'm glad to be a relatively straight forward T1, at least I can self medicate with insulin, blood testing and carbs.)
 
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