Sulfa and hypo's

mld
mld Member Posts: 45
edited 7. May 2013, 10:00 in Living with Arthritis archive
I'm getting used to taking 4 tablets of sulfasalazine a day, two in the morning and two in the evening, but I am having a constant battle keeping my blood sugars up!

Are there any diabetics on here whose blood sugars have gone down with the sulfa?

I have hypoglycaemia at the best of times, so my husband is staying on hand in case I go too low.

Has anyone else noticed this effect? I think I'll be off to the doctors first thing on Tuesday.

Margaret

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  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    I don't have diabetes but I would urge you to go to your GP and contact your rheumatology department first thing on Tuesday. I am sure that you can't be the first diabetic to experience this 'complication' and I hope that they will be able to help you. In the meantime, if things don't feel right, don't be afraid to go to A&E, ASAP. Take care and I wish you well. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • mld
    mld Member Posts: 45
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Thanks DD.

    I am already preparing myself to get to the GPs for 8am in the morning to make sure of an appointment.

    Margaret
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hello, were you successful in getting an appointment? DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • mld
    mld Member Posts: 45
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Yes, thank you. 3.30pm this pm with my own GP - yes!

    Margaret
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Good luck, I hope he can help. Please let us know how you get on. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben

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