RE: Codeine

[Guest guest]

Does anybody know of any problems with bgs as a result of taking

codeine? I'm not nearly ready to stop taking the stuff because this

cough is so bad I can't sleep without the drugs. Gotta love the drugs.

So far (two days) I'm running around 113 when I would expect to be

under 100, so either the meds or the broncial thing itself is causing a

little rise, I guess. I know, rely on my meter, but I'd like to know if

there's any really adverse indications I should look out for.

CarolR

[Guest guest]

Oh, well I guess my doc knows what he's doing then. He told me no cough

syrups - too much sugar, and gave me the pills instead. But, like you,

I'm not stopping it no matter what.

CarolR

Sky wrote:

>

> I had a codine cough syrup and my BG's went up, but I think that was more

> due to the sugar syrup than anything else. Still, the cough was too bad for

> me to stop using it.

[Guest guest]

there is a diabetic cough syrup and you can get codeine pills. I am allergic to

codeine so never get that.

ml

Carol wrote:

> Oh, well I guess my doc knows what he's doing then. He told me no cough

> syrups - too much sugar, and gave me the pills instead. But, like you,

> I'm not stopping it no matter what.

>

> CarolR

>

> Sky wrote:

>

>>I had a codine cough syrup and my BG's went up, but I think that was more

>>due to the sugar syrup than anything else. Still, the cough was too bad for

>>me to stop using it.

>

[Guest guest]

there is a diabetic cough syrup and you can get codeine pills. I am allergic to

codeine so never get that.

ml

Carol wrote:

> Oh, well I guess my doc knows what he's doing then. He told me no cough

> syrups - too much sugar, and gave me the pills instead. But, like you,

> I'm not stopping it no matter what.

>

> CarolR

>

> Sky wrote:

>

>>I had a codine cough syrup and my BG's went up, but I think that was more

>>due to the sugar syrup than anything else. Still, the cough was too bad for

>>me to stop using it.

>

[Guest guest]

At 06:38 PM 12/20/05, ml wrote:

>there is a diabetic cough syrup and you can get codeine pills. I am

>allergic to

>codeine so never get that.

It's odd that the nurse practitioner, who supposedly was specializing in

diabetes, didn't know about a diabetic cough syrup. Maybe it's not with

codeine? I'll keep it in mind in case I get another cough that won't go away.

sky

[Guest guest]

Lou,

I am also allergic to codeine. What kind of reaction did you have with

it? Mine was over forty years ago, and it made my heart race. Since

then, I've always tried to avoid it.

Sue

> there is a diabetic cough syrup and you can get codeine pills. I am

> allergic to

> codeine so never get that.

[Guest guest]

Carol

Cough is one of my big problems. Nyquil or the generic equals works

as well as any prescription meds. But I don't like taking multiple

ingredient preparations hoping one will be what I need. Also that

induces the gag reflex with me and now just the smell will do it. So

it is almost impossible to take now.

Guaifensen is available as a non-narcotic single ingredient tablet.

Guaifensen is the active ingredient in many OTC preparations. For a

long time I took it nightly but now my cough is bad enough hardly

anything controls it. I take Tylenol 3 as needed for neuropathy and

when taken with the guaifensen adds the codeine.

Recently I have tried a prescription pill benzonatate perlos, a non

narcotic soft gel tablet as I had told my doctor I wanted to try to

get by without the narcotic included. It numbs the sensors in the

lungs.

Pancough HC (generic Coldcough HC) is a syrup that is one of the

tighter government controlled substances.

I've tried a number of other prescription and OTC medications. I

don't see an effect on my blood glucose. I try, but not always

possible to just take it at bedtime.

I have never smoked nor lived or worked in a smoky environment as

tobacco smoke has bothered me in I can remember. None of my family

smokes and I had " no smoking " signs in my house and car long before

it became acceptable. Just being near someone who has smoked or even

been near a smoker really gets to me.

Last year I was evaluated for asthma, given asthma medications, which

didn't help, but no actual asthma diagnosis. My cough has worsened

so much in the last several months that I am now taking steps to get

to the root of the problem. My son-in-law died last year from

asbestos related cancer. My sister now almost disabled with it but

so far it has not developed into cancer. I have been exposed to

asbestos and last week I had a catscan of my lungs. I see the

pulmonary doctor tomorrow.

As I am finding out a persistent chronic cough needs follow up. If

you can isolate an offending substance, like smoke but there are many

others, eliminate that.

I certainly understand what a bad cough can effect you. But as to

your question about glucose I do not see a connection including the

syrups on me.

BVan (Betty)

>

> Does anybody know of any problems with bgs as a result of taking

> codeine? I'm not nearly ready to stop taking the stuff because

this

> cough is so bad I can't sleep without the drugs. Gotta love the

drugs.

> So far (two days) I'm running around 113 when I would expect to

be

> under 100, so either the meds or the broncial thing itself is

causing a

> little rise, I guess. I know, rely on my meter, but I'd like to

know if

> there's any really adverse indications I should look out for.

>

> CarolR

>

[Guest guest]

I recently discovered that there is a Cough Center (medical facility) in

Mission Viejo, CA. Wonder if there is something like that in your area?

Apparently indicriminate coughing is a real thing. There were three

of us at the dr's office.

CarolR

Betty wrote:

> Carol

> Cough is one of my big problems. Nyquil or the generic equals works

> as well as any prescription meds.

[Guest guest]

Dianne,

He describes it as being throughout all of the calf, not just the back (as

you probably know, the sciatic nerve travels down the back of the leg).

Other than that it sounds a lot like sciatica. He just got home from work,

and its 8pm (I'm sure he doesn't want to read right now, as it's been an

unusually long day, just what he needed) so I'm going to print some info on

it and tell him to read it when he gets a chance and to take it with him to

his Chiropractor appt. tomorrow. Bev

_____

From: diabetes_int [mailto:diabetes_int ] On

Behalf Of Kore

Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 7:17 PM

To: diabetes_int

Subject: RE: Codeine

Hi Bev,

I wonder if his leg pain starts in his hip or lower back and runs down his

leg

to his ankle or foot?

If so, his doctor should test him for sciatica. It is very painful, but

responds to a medication called neurontin. For me, the relief was

miraculous,

although the medication has some quirks when you first start taking it.

Dianne

[Guest guest]

Betty wrote:

> Cough is one of my big problems. Nyquil or the generic equals works

> as well as any prescription meds. But I don't like taking multiple

> ingredient preparations hoping one will be what I need. Also that

> induces the gag reflex with me and now just the smell will do it. So

> it is almost impossible to take now.

>

I agree with you about not taking multi-ingredient preparations - I

prefer to take just what I need. And codeine makes me nauseous.

Last year, I discovered an OTC medicine called Dexalone. It is capsules

or pills, I forget which, but it has just dextromethorphan, which is the

cough suppressant in Robitussin-DM (and other -DM preparations). I like

this better than taking a " diabetic " cough syrup with artificial

sweeteners. Unfortunately, the local heroin addicts have discovered

that DM is an opioid agonist, that is, it enhances and extends the

effects. So our pharmacist keeps it behind the counter. It's still

OTC, you just have to ask for it. Or you could try googling it to

purchase online.

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