Type 2 Osteoporosis, alendronic acid and blood sugar levels

Help,
I have just been diagnosed with osteoporosis and started on alendronic acid a couple of weeks ago. Have unfortunately got a bad sinus infection and started taking penicillin yesterday. I don’t test my blood sugar all that often these days but for some reason I did mine before lunch today and it was 8.7 which is terribly high for me although I suppose we had breakfast at about 10.00 and lunch was 1.00, I had rice crispies which is not my usual but I’m trying to drink milk for the extra calcium.
My BS doesn’t normally reach 8.0 after a meal so this feels really high.

I’m wondering if anyone else has osteoporosis and takes bisphosphonates and if so did it raise your blood sugar?

I’ve looked up penicillin and it seems to be able to cause an increase - I’m only going to be taking that for a week though but the alendronic is for five years.

I developed steroid induced T2 after being given steroids for 3 months for inflammatory arthritis, I was able to eat my way out of that but the steroids weren’t long term and this alendronic acid is for five years!

lessci said:

I can't advise on the alendronic acid, but and infection will usually raise your BG's wait until after the sinus infection is cleared before you start to worry and the other. I'd also look into alternative calcium sources if you milk increase is leading to bad carb habits, off the top of my head spinach is high as are some tinned fish if you eat the bones (salmon, sardines etc)

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Thank you, I was thinking more of the rice Crispies - all that sort of stuff was what used spike my blood sugar. You’re right, spinach, kale, tinned salmon etc are all good for calcium.

xfieldok said:

I take alendronic acid once a week, I don't notice much effect, if any, on my bgl.

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Sounds like it’s most likely the penicillin and maybe just having the sinus sinus infection that did it.
OT - do you get bone pain? The wrist that I broke plus that arm and shoulder are incredibly painful at night. The pain is weird, like icy cold. I knew you could get bone / muscle pain but this isn’t how I expected it to be and why only really in the damaged arm? Very strange.
Think I wore my sling for too long - everyone said to keep my arm up and no one said not to wear a sling, plus my plaster(s) was too tight - first thing the doctor said after the final plaster came off. I’d been saying for weeks that the inspire of my wrist and ulnar bone felt as if they were burning. Now I think the nerves in that hand have been damaged, it feels like someone else’s hand has been grafted onto my wrist, fingers are swollen like sausages and won’t straighten up plus nothing I touch feels right. So annoying. Anyway good news that the alendronic doesn’t affect your BS.

Resurgam said:

I think it would be a perfectly normal reading for a type two after eating rice crispies.
If you want calcium in your diet then traditionally made oxtail - where the tail is soaked in a vinegar marinade overnight, should supply all you need.

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Thank you, I’m blaming the rice crispies too. The oxtail sounds interesting!

Lizzie2 said:

Sounds like it’s most likely the penicillin and maybe just having the sinus sinus infection that did it.
OT - do you get bone pain? The wrist that I broke plus that arm and shoulder are incredibly painful at night. The pain is weird, like icy cold. I knew you could get bone / muscle pain but this isn’t how I expected it to be and why only really in the damaged arm? Very strange.
Think I wore my sling for too long - everyone said to keep my arm up and no one said not to wear a sling, plus my plaster(s) was too tight - first thing the doctor said after the final plaster came off. I’d been saying for weeks that the inspire of my wrist and ulnar bone felt as if they were burning. Now I think the nerves in that hand have been damaged, it feels like someone else’s hand has been grafted onto my wrist, fingers are swollen like sausages and won’t straighten up plus nothing I touch feels right. So annoying. Anyway good news that the alendronic doesn’t affect your BS.

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Thank you