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Constant sore throat!!!

sheil19

sheil19

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Location
Ireland
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Hey guys hope everyone is well.

I've recently been suffering from a chronic sore throat, I'm now on my second dose of antibiotics for 10 days. It's really started to effect my BG levels now for a month. Up until that by BG levels were really good, never above 7 and I was feeling great but now I just feel terrible the past month. It's really starting to effect my life....had to take time off work and effecting my fitness and sport. I feel GPs are way too generic and just hand out antibiotics without really looking into the problem. Has anyone else had such problems or can give some advice!?

Thanks
Conor


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Did you get a diagnosis? Strep throat? Tonsillitis? You can get Difflam numbing spray for your throat. I was prescribed it when I had a NASTY case of tonsillitis. It's better than sucking cough sweets/lozenges which I finds exacerbates the problem.

Also maintain good oral hygiene and gargle with mouthwash. If I have something sweet right before bed and don't gargle I swear bacteria feeds on it it and I wake up with a sore throat. Haven't had one for a long long time now,


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Hey LittleWolf thanks for the reply.
Have you gotten your tonsils out?
It's tonsillitis AGAIN!! I struggle with it quite a bit, whenever I get a bit run down it escalates to tonsillitis. For some reason they never take them out but I've been told to get my endocrinologist to book me in with a throat and ears specialist.


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