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<blockquote data-quote="brianmt" data-source="post: 1985887" data-attributes="member: 412792"><p>I'm asthmatic, well I have to use a blue inhaler once or twice a week, anyway since just before xmas I've had this cough, driving me nuts , it seemed to go away but last week it came back with a vengeance, coughing like a barking dog. My chest was very tight and I had to use my blue inhaler a lot !!! Noticed on saturday I was running out , so I ordered,online, a new inhaler, because of the 48 rule our surgery operates, it meant I wouldn't get a new inhaler until Wednesday.</p><p>Anyway Sunday and Monday were both bad and I was running on fumes this morning , so I rang the doctor to get him to give me an inhaler now. He phoned me back and said i'd better come in. He did the usual blood pressure , listened to my chest . Said I had an infection and put me on a nebuliser there and then, gave me some antibiotics and prednisolone</p><p>I was diagnosed almost 2 years ago with a Hb1a of 95, I got that down to 35 within 4 months. Since last july (BS 32) I only test in the morning and my BS is never above 5.5, in fact mostly 4.7- 5.0 . My last Hba1c in December was 30, so well pleased. The last week I've seen it creep up a little 5.2 for the last 5 days. This morning before I went to the doc's it was 5.5.</p><p>After I came back from the doc's I did my bloods and was quite shocked to see it was 6.8 ( the Nebuliser ????). I cooked myself some scrambled eggs and took the medication about 10.30. I tested this lunchtime (1300ish) and found it to be 7.9. Starting to freak me out a bit, for my tea a few mins ago ,I' just had a ham salad , tested BS before and it was 10.6. Not been that high since diagnosis.</p><p>Googling, it seems to be the prednisolone so shall I bin them or carry ?</p><p>How long before it comes back down to my normal 5.0?</p><p>TBH if it's high in the morning they're going in the bin. All I wanted was a new inhaler.</p><p>It does beg the question, December 2016 I had a massive chest infection( I'd been working abroad) and was give loads of antibiotics. Didn't really clear up so end of Febuary 2017 I was put on 10 day prednisolone course , finished that and one month later ,April 2017 I was diagnosed type2, was I actually diabetic or did the drugs give me diabetes?</p><p>Anyway I lost 4 stone and am more healthy( sic) than ever, so it wasn't all bad.</p><p>Sorry for the long post</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brianmt, post: 1985887, member: 412792"] I'm asthmatic, well I have to use a blue inhaler once or twice a week, anyway since just before xmas I've had this cough, driving me nuts , it seemed to go away but last week it came back with a vengeance, coughing like a barking dog. My chest was very tight and I had to use my blue inhaler a lot !!! Noticed on saturday I was running out , so I ordered,online, a new inhaler, because of the 48 rule our surgery operates, it meant I wouldn't get a new inhaler until Wednesday. Anyway Sunday and Monday were both bad and I was running on fumes this morning , so I rang the doctor to get him to give me an inhaler now. He phoned me back and said i'd better come in. He did the usual blood pressure , listened to my chest . Said I had an infection and put me on a nebuliser there and then, gave me some antibiotics and prednisolone I was diagnosed almost 2 years ago with a Hb1a of 95, I got that down to 35 within 4 months. Since last july (BS 32) I only test in the morning and my BS is never above 5.5, in fact mostly 4.7- 5.0 . My last Hba1c in December was 30, so well pleased. The last week I've seen it creep up a little 5.2 for the last 5 days. This morning before I went to the doc's it was 5.5. After I came back from the doc's I did my bloods and was quite shocked to see it was 6.8 ( the Nebuliser ????). I cooked myself some scrambled eggs and took the medication about 10.30. I tested this lunchtime (1300ish) and found it to be 7.9. Starting to freak me out a bit, for my tea a few mins ago ,I' just had a ham salad , tested BS before and it was 10.6. Not been that high since diagnosis. Googling, it seems to be the prednisolone so shall I bin them or carry ? How long before it comes back down to my normal 5.0? TBH if it's high in the morning they're going in the bin. All I wanted was a new inhaler. It does beg the question, December 2016 I had a massive chest infection( I'd been working abroad) and was give loads of antibiotics. Didn't really clear up so end of Febuary 2017 I was put on 10 day prednisolone course , finished that and one month later ,April 2017 I was diagnosed type2, was I actually diabetic or did the drugs give me diabetes? Anyway I lost 4 stone and am more healthy( sic) than ever, so it wasn't all bad. Sorry for the long post [/QUOTE]
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