The only other cause could be because I am in severe pain. But, I have never done insulin and had absolutely no reaction like I did last night... I am baffled.I took it and noticed no change. Could there be any other cause?
I haven't changed anything. It could be a pure coincidence. I will monitor throughout the day, but it would be interesting to see if others have had the same effect.Have you checked/changed your insulin and pen?
It is possible that they are not working properly
Thank you, I read a lot on doctor Google, and as a type 1 diabetic I am curious because my doctor wants me to take it long-term. I just don't trust Dr. Google all that much, cause if I did pretty certain I would have 2 days to live haha.Severe pain would put your bgs up. I'm pretty sure my T2 dad takes amitriptyline without it doing anything to his levels, so that's a sample size of one T2 person that it doesn't effect.
Dr google says that a small number of people who take it long term get hyperglycemia?
Personally, I would not be willing to risk the possibility of a coincidence. If I was seeing unexplained highs, I would be changing my insulin straight away. I think of it as s small cost to pay for peace of mind and to discount a possible cause.I haven't changed anything. It could be a pure coincidence. I will monitor throughout the day, but it would be interesting to see if others have had the same effect.
I am just going to monitor, it could be the fact I was in intense pain or it could be the Amatrypteline. I have been on this insulin for 21 years, so I very much doubt it is the insulin. Will see how it goes in the next few days, it's finally come down to 12, so hopefully I just need to adjust doses whilst on this new medication.Personally, I would not be willing to risk the possibility of a coincidence. If I was seeing unexplained highs, I would be changing my insulin straight away. I think of it as s small cost to pay for peace of mind and to discount a possible cause.
Thank you, yeah I have it for abdominal migraines and it has help subside then intense pain. Thanks you for reccomdation.Amitriptyline is quite a good medicine for chronic headaches/migraine type problems. Dosage is usually quite low - 10-25mg. However, the drug group it belongs to are known to increase blood glucose levels occasionally, but this tends to happen after more than one dose. I also think as previous poster, that renewing insulin would be first I'd try, along with making sure fingers are optimal, and of course checking your sites and rotation protocol.
Edit - dosing.
Hello Everyone, I have recently been advised to take Amatrypteline daily as they think I get abdominal Migraines. I took my first one last night and went to bed with bloods at 8, then woke up at 17 so gave myself 8 units of fast acting (this would bring me down to around 8 usually), then woke up this morning and my bloods are 18! Has anyone used Amatrypteline before and found it really messes with your BG?!
I have been taking Amitriptyline for 5 years for abdominal migraine and it is a life-saver. I thought there might be some effect on the Metformin I started taking in April. My GP has now changed me to Gliclazide as Metformin was no help and made no difference to BG levels. The Gliclazide is much more effective with BG levels and I have had no issues with it or the Amitryptaline. My BMI and blood pressure are within the normal range.Thank you, yeah I have it for abdominal migraines and it has help subside then intense pain. Thanks you for reccomdation.
This is the NHS advice
https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/amitriptyline-for-depression/
Ans another regarding use with insulin ( but it is based on rat experimentation)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17227626/
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