Cold with diabetes

[Spine Wars 2023]

Hello,

Sorry if in wrong place.

The first real time I have noticed readings affected by unwellness.

I have been battling a cold all week and getting higher then usual blood glucose readings, as I’m on no regular medication for diabetes as it currently is, surely it won’t matter when it comes to medication for treating a cold?

Many thanks.

 

[Mark Rawlinson]

In theory it should make little difference as there in so medication to react with. It may push your sugar levels up a bit depending on the ingredients, If I doubt ask the pharmacist

 

[ianf0ster]

Merely having a cold is quite likely to raise your BG. Illness, injury, stress and lack of sleep are the main non-food and non medicinal causes of raised BG.
Please note that conventional medication for a cold merely reduces the symptoms and have no effect on duration.

 

[Spine Wars 2023]

Thanks, it feels like I’m in a vicious circle.
I’m trying to work through which probably isn’t the wisest thing so can’t access a pharmacy right now.
The cheapo cough medicine I have just say’s it should be taken into account with people with diabetes mellitus but it isn’t like I’m overdosing.

Just when I had a cold back in January when on metformin, I didn’t get any rises.

 

[grantg]

whilst in hospital with dka and sugars were very high they encouraged me to drink a fair bit said it would help bring down glucose levels. maybe upping fluid intake a bit could help at least a little? i found easier 'eating' crushed ice as don't like plain water

hope you feel better soon best wishes

 

[Spine Wars 2023]

Thanks, what the surgeon said happened 8 months ago it’s beginning to think rings absolutely true.

Anyway I think 7+ days on I’m getting there.