Re: HELP... Having a really rough night

[Guest guest]

Hi AnnMarie,

Sorry you are having a bad night. I wonder if you could be having a

reaction to the change in meds? Also, do you have a glucose meter at

home to check your blood glucose? IF not, I would definitely call

your primary care doctor and speak to whoever is on call. When you

explain your symptoms, they can make the decision about whether to go

to the ER or not.

Good luck, hope it gets straightened out very quickly. Wish I had

more to offer. Hopefully someone else here will..

:-)

Adam

> Hi all,

> Im not sure what to do. I have been having a lot of problems with

my> free insulin levels lately> and the endo. has said I am now

prediabetic. Im on glucophage and 2> weeks ago the doc increased> my

dose as my labs are still way off.> For the past week I have been

very nauseated and had a few times where> I was really close to

vomiting.

> But tonight it wont stop. I am pretty shaky and have a headache and

> can't seem to even hold water or> any liquid down. > My question is

how do I know when to head to the ER for help? I hate> feeling like

such a wimp but I> feel so horrible right now. How will I know if I

am getting> dehydrated or when it gets dangerous?

>

> Thanks in advance..

> AnnMarie L. - Complex IV, Married to my best friend Rick,

> Mom of (15), (12), Cassandra (6) and Joe (4 1/2) -

complex

> IV, lactic acidosis, CP,tethered chord syndrome, dysautonomia,

> and a smile that never quits ☺

[Guest guest]

I am not sure about how to tell what is dangerous, but why are you taking

glucophage? I know one other person on one of the lists was taking it but it

says in the literature it causes lactic acidosis!! Prandin worked well for me

and you take it before each meal.

My labs have always been in the 200-400 for blood sugars. The blood sugar goes

up when I do any type of physical activity, even walking across the room. I

proved that by wearing a glucometer for 3 days 24 hours a day. Now I am on the

insulin pump which I get a little insulin each hour and can increase it slightly

if I know I am going shopping or something.

The past 4 weeks my blood sugars have ranged from 80 to 180 with only a few

times like 250 and 350 when I did not give myself the extra insulin, I was sick,

or the insertion site was not in correctly. Insurance covered the pump except

for $285.00

Yesterday when I went to my gp to check in with her she said " Doesn't it feel

good to have it proven that what you were telling the endocronologist about your

blood sugars going up when you exercised come true? I had fired the

endocronologist because she did not believe me that my blood sugars went up when

I exercised.

Anyway, I would stop the glucophage if not immediately, cut down the dosage and

find an alternative.

Janet Sample

HELP... Having a really rough night

> Hi all,

> Im not sure what to do. I have been having a lot of problems with my

> free insulin levels lately

> and the endo. has said I am now prediabetic. Im on glucophage and 2

> weeks ago the doc increased

> my dose as my labs are still way off.

> For the past week I have been very nauseated and had a few times where

> I was really close to vomiting.

> But tonight it wont stop. I am pretty shaky and have a headache and

> can't seem to even hold water or

> any liquid down.

> My question is how do I know when to head to the ER for help? I hate

> feeling like such a wimp but I

> feel so horrible right now. How will I know if I am getting

> dehydrated or when it gets dangerous?

>

> Thanks in advance..

> AnnMarie L. - Complex IV, Married to my best friend Rick,

> Mom of (15), (12), Cassandra (6) and Joe (4 1/2) - complex

> IV, lactic acidosis, CP,tethered chord syndrome, dysautonomia,

> and a smile that never quits ☺

>

>

>

>

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