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joint and muscle pain

I've just found this thread again just short of 12 months later.

As others have commented, it turned out that my shoulder issue was a Frozen Shoulder. I had it manipulated on Friday of last week and am now doing LOTS of physio. So far, it's relieved a lot of the problems - my shoulder has a much greater range of motion and doesn't give me pain through the normal range of motion. If I stretch it beyond normal then I get discomfort, but that's just normal at this stage.

When I had my manipulation, there were three diabetics on the list for that day - me and another person who are both type 1 and a third person who is a type 2. The conditions do seem to go together.
 
Hi,
do you know what insulin medication the type-1s were on, and was the type-2 on analogue insulin?
Keep us posted on your progress, glad it's going well so far.
Jus :D
 
suzi said:
Hi Nan,
Is there any chance your muscle pain increased when you went onto Lantus? I only ask as my son has often suffered with "growing pains" but when he was changed to Lantus the bouts of pain became unbearable, we have since changed to Levemir, and the pain is almost non-existant. We believe there was a link and muscle pain was only the 1 of many reasons why we changed insulins.
Suzi x
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Hi, I'm wondering the same thing. I know I had some arthritis in my hips. I'm wondering if the Lantus is making it worse.
 
janabelle said:
Hi,
I would suspect the Lantus, it's notorious for causing joint and muscle pain.
I developed pains in my arms, shoulders and chest area within months of going on Lantus. I was referred to a physiotherapist at my local hospital who then referred me to a rheumatologist. He suspected fibromyalgia and referred me to a specialist-who turned out to be a quack,and confirmed it- it was all rubbish as I since discovered.
It took another 4 years and many other side-effects for me to realise it was Lantus. Needless to say since coming off it and changing to porcine insulin, I no longer have the problem,or the other side-effects which included debilitating exhaustion, lousy BG conrol, and feeling like I was being poisoned-I actually accused my husband of poisoning me, the poor man.
I've since discovered that many people have suffered similar side-effects on Lantus.
It makes me wonder how many other people are being mis-diagnosed with conditions as a result of the side effects of synthetic insulins or other medications.
Best of luck
Jus
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I am experiencing hip pain early in the morning to the point I have to take something for pain. I was given Diclofenac Pot 50 mg for my right knee. That's been since last summer. I took it one time and stopped because I am medication sensitive. At that time with my knee, I didn't have any hip issues until January 2017. So I thought I'd try the Diclofenac Pot and it relieved my hip pain. However, I was curious to know if Lantus creates joint pain. There is a report that shows that many people on Lantus are having similar issues with pain.

So if I come off of Lantus, I'm kinda reluctant to start trying different insulin meds.
 
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