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Struggling!

daisyduck

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Location
Great Yarmouth
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
After posting about hubby being ill a few weeks ago, he got worse and was rushed into hospital.
I will add here, if you think you are having a bad reaction to a new drug, please contact your GP straight away. Hubby only took 2 days of the strong antibiotic Macrobid and it's really messed him up.
He is home now but catheterised and needs to go back to the specialists and have an operation in a few weeks.He looks awful and it has worried me sick. His BG is all over the place and it's been really tricky with his insulin. I think that has stabilised a bit over the last 2 days though.
I've really noticed how stress has affected my BG levels and I'm finding I want to comfort eat.. I haven't done this for years and I'm not even hungry! Hubby isn't able to eat much at the moment .. am I mentally trying to compensate ?
Sorry for rambling on but I needed to get this off my chest !
 

Hi Daisy,

It sounds like you've had a rough few days. I'm sorry to hear that.

I think high levels of stress and anxiety can affect your BG, especially if you feel the urge to comfort eat! I firmly believe it's good to vent or just to chat about your situation and the Internet is a marvellous place to do so. I'm not sure you're mentally trying to compensate for your husband not eating much but perhaps, due to the stress of the situation, you are simply finding eating is taking your mind off the worry, even for a few minutes? That's going to impact on your BG, as you know.

You seem to have recognised you've struggled. Don't beat yourself up. Everybody has a bad time sometimes. Try to remain positive and start doing the little things right then hopefully everything will fall in line again. I hope your husband's issues are temporary and you're both doing just fine, very soon.
 
daisyduck said:
Sorry for rambling on but I needed to get this off my chest !
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No need to apologise. Was it prescribed for a UTI, if so, I'm glad you mentioned it. I've had a few UTIs and I seem to respond to another antibiotic very well. I'll keep my ears and eyes open if they ever try that one. I could react totally differently, and I think my GP would probably stick to what they know works, I hope.

I hope the situation straightens out very quickly.
 

Yes. the GP never examined him and did the usual looking at the screen thing instead of the patient!
Within 2 days hubby had dreadful stomach pain. His bowels stopped working which backed up and blocked his bladder too.
https://www.drugs.com/macrobid.html
 
Just wanted to wish you luck.........
Good luck.......

Regards
Tony
 
Hi @daisyduck ..
Can only imagine how tough this is for you .. but make sure you look after yourself as well ..
Many, many hugs ...
 
I had a horrible reaction to macrobid as well. They put me on it for a bladder infection which I did not have. It was kidney stones. If he has side pain ....

As AM1874 says be sure to look after yourself. You don't need two sick ones.

My bs was bad at the time as well. Maybe have a diabetic friendly treat for yourself that you don't normally have? You'll probably only feel worse if you indulge in something that messes you up too.

Best wishes!!!
 
Poor hubby has been sick all day. Food stays down for all of 30 seconds ! BG all over the place. I called the GP and they actually visited.
She said he has an infection and have given him more antibiotics.. told her how worried I was after what happened with the last lot.
Has anyone had any problems with Trimethoprim ? She said it was safe and commonly used.
 
Just been put on that one myself. So far its been OK. Been a week now. Good Fortune to you and your OH,
 
Your poor husband! I can relate entirely to the problems with Macrobid. I often get it prescribed for UTIs in the 50mg version. My doc gave me the 100s, but with a warning to stop if there were any problems. I got wind of side effects and stopped taking them immediately. Thank goodness! The Trimethropin should be fine, but it takes a few days for the effects of the Macrobid to work their way out of the system. I find having a pot of yakult or something similar a day helps restore the balance of the gut.

Please try not to fret, my husband has been unwell recently after a nasty fall while trying to catch a train, very stressful. He is grumpy and worried, I am grumpy and worried and it is playing havoc with the sugars. Looking after a sick loved one is so hard! Try and get some time for yourself, watch a favourite TV programme, read a book or magazine (I am addicted to rubbishy reality mags in times of stress).

Don't beat yourself up too much, life throws these horrible stressful things at us. Once hubby is sorted out, you will get back on an even keel.

Thinking of you both.

P
 

Thank you. He has at least stopped being sick . Still scarily weak and lethargic though.
I'm sort of back on track with my type 2 . I made myself some low carb chocolate mousses so I can turn to them in times of weakness and stress
I had a mini fail with an orange yesterday though! Amazing that something we were told is good for us can spike me to a 9 !
 
I have had trimethoprim several times and it sometimes makes me feel queasy. It works well though. I hope your husband feels better soon. Do look after yourself daisyduck.
 
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