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<blockquote data-quote="Mommayorkie" data-source="post: 1667072" data-attributes="member: 37348"><p>sorry about the breach... this cold seems to be making me woolly headed. i started on my rescue meds today. 6 prednisolone this morning. amoxicillin 500 mg 3 times a day.(had 2 so far).. earlier today (ive been keeping check on my BS as last time i was on steroids my BS went up into the 20;s and it took 6 months to get back below 7 b4 breakfast.i was on diet only then. ) i have been low carbing since Feb 2017. and my Hb1Ac had come down from 66 to 54. that was back in august last year. this is now going to ruin all my efforts of that past year. gutted. yesterday my BS before meals was 7.1 when i got up. (OK i have a cold. thats to be expected.its usually below 7 at that time though do get a blip of just over sometimes. i didn't take it before lunch...only really supposed to take it before breakfast and before bed....6 pm (before tea) BS was 6.7 and i was feeling queasy so had some carbs. a banana and 2 slices seeded bread and butter for my tea At 9 pm (my usual supper time) it was 8.6 most unusual to be that low at that time.had my usual supper. chopped banana, rice krispies and semi skimmed lacto free milk (lower in carbs than normal milk) at 12 midnight before bed it was 12.7... thats normal; and my diabetic GP says its to be expected as a before bed reading. i couldn't get to sleep last night. and at 5 am made myself half a mug decaf coffee made with skimmed milk and 1 slice seeded bread and butter... i always have a couple of pontefract liquorice sweets while i read a while. these are /to help me avoid constipation the forxiga diabetic tablets cause me(i have IBS too). I didn't get to sleep till 7 am, and even then was fitful. and that was before i started my rescue meds. BS before breakfast this morning was 7.7.. again to be expected with eating carbs at 5 am, breakfast was my usual porridge and 12 grapes,plus skimmed milk coffee,, just over 2 hours later BS was was 7.1. @2.15pm. had 2 slices seeded bread with cream cheese and my usual 12 grapes and a skimmed milk coffee. , other drinks were diet coke.... @ 6.30 pm BS was 13.1 but was feeling queasy again and knew i had to eat..had small tin spaghetti in tomato sauce on 1 slice toasted seeded bread followed by my usual 12 grapes..at 9.30 pm BS was 17.7(can only think steroids have kicked in)held on till 10.30 pm taking my BS every 10 mins til it went down to 13.3 at 10.23 pm then instead of having a banana chopped into my rice krispies i just had the cereal and only 6 grapes. but i know i'm going to be hungry again .thats just not enough for me and the steroids usually make me want more food.. if i'm still awake 4 hours later i will need food again normally. if i've cut down what i've eaten carb wise ill need more before the 4 hours is up. to top all this just been told that we can no longer be prescribed rescue meds. new rules from the powers that be that control meds in uk. this means more chance of being hospitaLISED BECAUSE WE CANT CATCH A CHEST INFECTION AND ZAP IT BEFORE IT GETS HOLD.(I HAVE ASTHMA AND COPD AND USUALLY WE ARE ALLOWED TO KEEP PREDNISOLONE AND AMOXICILLIN AT HOME SO WE CAN START THEM ASAP AFTER WE REALISE WE ARE STARTING WITH A CHEST INFECTION.)... MY DILEMMA IS. IF MY BS IS UP ABOVE 12/13 YET IM DUE TO EAT, DO I PUT IT OFF A WHILE TILL IT COMES DOWN TO BELOW THOSE FIGURES OR WHAT? I HAVE TO EAT, I DONT KNOW IF THE ACHES N PAINS IM GETTING ARE DUE TO THE COLD. MY SPINAL SPONDYLOSIS OR WHAT? PLUS THIS QUEASINESS TOO. SCARED IT COULD BE KETONES. CAUSIN IT.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mommayorkie, post: 1667072, member: 37348"] sorry about the breach... this cold seems to be making me woolly headed. i started on my rescue meds today. 6 prednisolone this morning. amoxicillin 500 mg 3 times a day.(had 2 so far).. earlier today (ive been keeping check on my BS as last time i was on steroids my BS went up into the 20;s and it took 6 months to get back below 7 b4 breakfast.i was on diet only then. ) i have been low carbing since Feb 2017. and my Hb1Ac had come down from 66 to 54. that was back in august last year. this is now going to ruin all my efforts of that past year. gutted. yesterday my BS before meals was 7.1 when i got up. (OK i have a cold. thats to be expected.its usually below 7 at that time though do get a blip of just over sometimes. i didn't take it before lunch...only really supposed to take it before breakfast and before bed....6 pm (before tea) BS was 6.7 and i was feeling queasy so had some carbs. a banana and 2 slices seeded bread and butter for my tea At 9 pm (my usual supper time) it was 8.6 most unusual to be that low at that time.had my usual supper. chopped banana, rice krispies and semi skimmed lacto free milk (lower in carbs than normal milk) at 12 midnight before bed it was 12.7... thats normal; and my diabetic GP says its to be expected as a before bed reading. i couldn't get to sleep last night. and at 5 am made myself half a mug decaf coffee made with skimmed milk and 1 slice seeded bread and butter... i always have a couple of pontefract liquorice sweets while i read a while. these are /to help me avoid constipation the forxiga diabetic tablets cause me(i have IBS too). I didn't get to sleep till 7 am, and even then was fitful. and that was before i started my rescue meds. BS before breakfast this morning was 7.7.. again to be expected with eating carbs at 5 am, breakfast was my usual porridge and 12 grapes,plus skimmed milk coffee,, just over 2 hours later BS was was 7.1. @2.15pm. had 2 slices seeded bread with cream cheese and my usual 12 grapes and a skimmed milk coffee. , other drinks were diet coke.... @ 6.30 pm BS was 13.1 but was feeling queasy again and knew i had to eat..had small tin spaghetti in tomato sauce on 1 slice toasted seeded bread followed by my usual 12 grapes..at 9.30 pm BS was 17.7(can only think steroids have kicked in)held on till 10.30 pm taking my BS every 10 mins til it went down to 13.3 at 10.23 pm then instead of having a banana chopped into my rice krispies i just had the cereal and only 6 grapes. but i know i'm going to be hungry again .thats just not enough for me and the steroids usually make me want more food.. if i'm still awake 4 hours later i will need food again normally. if i've cut down what i've eaten carb wise ill need more before the 4 hours is up. to top all this just been told that we can no longer be prescribed rescue meds. new rules from the powers that be that control meds in uk. this means more chance of being hospitaLISED BECAUSE WE CANT CATCH A CHEST INFECTION AND ZAP IT BEFORE IT GETS HOLD.(I HAVE ASTHMA AND COPD AND USUALLY WE ARE ALLOWED TO KEEP PREDNISOLONE AND AMOXICILLIN AT HOME SO WE CAN START THEM ASAP AFTER WE REALISE WE ARE STARTING WITH A CHEST INFECTION.)... MY DILEMMA IS. IF MY BS IS UP ABOVE 12/13 YET IM DUE TO EAT, DO I PUT IT OFF A WHILE TILL IT COMES DOWN TO BELOW THOSE FIGURES OR WHAT? I HAVE TO EAT, I DONT KNOW IF THE ACHES N PAINS IM GETTING ARE DUE TO THE COLD. MY SPINAL SPONDYLOSIS OR WHAT? PLUS THIS QUEASINESS TOO. SCARED IT COULD BE KETONES. CAUSIN IT. [/QUOTE]
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