Hi Folks. I'm 50 now , been Type 1 Diabetic for over 40 Years now. The last 2 1/2 years of which I've been on a Pump ! I recently suffered a Serious Vomiting Episode which with the Bug that brought it on, caused DKA- Something I'd not had the Displeasure of until then . I was put onto a Drug called Omeprazol 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening. These are 20mg tablets so I was on 80mg a day. My sister who is a Nurse Practitioner queried why I was on such a massive dose ? I asked my GP who told me to continue taking them until told differently. This was in mid November. I was admitted to Hospital Twice in a 2 week period once for 6 days and the second time only for 2 days.
I was still taking the drugs as instructed and then after about 4 to 6 weeks I started suffering the most Awful Hypo's! This was even shortly after Eating which I was somewhat concerned about. About 3 hours later my bloods ( Which I check religiously ) would go through the roof -- High ! I eventually said to my Sister that all these things that had happened for last three weeks or so had only happened after I'd been put on the Omeprazol for my Reflux. We looked at the Paperwork and halfway through approximately 6 of the things ( That only happen to 1/10000 people ) were happening to me on a Daily Basis . Dry Throat & Mouth. Ends of Fingers Cracking Up. Blood sugars dropping dramatically after eating then raising massively approx 3 hrs later. Being Confused and Hallucinating. ( Not nice at all ! ) Sweating and being generally
"Off Colour". I attempted to contact my Diabetes Nurse to discuss this and she said. Loads of people are on this drug who are Diabetic. I replied
" Christ that's marvellous ". I must be
A Special One ! Not heard anymore since. Really just wondered if anyone else out there had suffered anything like myself ? Since discovering about the drugs . I Stopped taking them and these things all seemed to cease very rapidly !
Regards
Ian Campbell
I was still taking the drugs as instructed and then after about 4 to 6 weeks I started suffering the most Awful Hypo's! This was even shortly after Eating which I was somewhat concerned about. About 3 hours later my bloods ( Which I check religiously ) would go through the roof -- High ! I eventually said to my Sister that all these things that had happened for last three weeks or so had only happened after I'd been put on the Omeprazol for my Reflux. We looked at the Paperwork and halfway through approximately 6 of the things ( That only happen to 1/10000 people ) were happening to me on a Daily Basis . Dry Throat & Mouth. Ends of Fingers Cracking Up. Blood sugars dropping dramatically after eating then raising massively approx 3 hrs later. Being Confused and Hallucinating. ( Not nice at all ! ) Sweating and being generally
"Off Colour". I attempted to contact my Diabetes Nurse to discuss this and she said. Loads of people are on this drug who are Diabetic. I replied
" Christ that's marvellous ". I must be
A Special One ! Not heard anymore since. Really just wondered if anyone else out there had suffered anything like myself ? Since discovering about the drugs . I Stopped taking them and these things all seemed to cease very rapidly !
Regards
Ian Campbell