Fasting blood test
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Hi, lovely people. i hope someone can advise. I received a letter from a GP at my surgery requesting that I have a fasting blood test, glucose I assume. I am currently on 5 mg pred after just over 2 years. Is this necessary or useful do you think? I'm one of the 'lucky' ones who lose weight on pred and my BMI is extremely low. I have little appetite and eat 6 times a day to try to maintain where I am now! I have struggled to get down to 5 and am not sure my adrenals are doing very well. Very fatigued and not too comfortable at the moment.
I'm happy to accept donations of extra pounds that you have to spare!
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gillian_25383 Whisper2003
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Whisper2003 gillian_25383
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Juno-Irl-Dub Whisper2003
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I'm not sure whether your weight- loss could be related to diabetes. I certainly was one of those unlucky ones with weight- loss since starting Pred. but yours seems a bit excessive. Were you always a bit skinny? I can sympathise with you trying to keep eating to maintain the weight. Others may not. Kind regards, J
jan21306 Whisper2003
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ptolemy Whisper2003
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iellen32 Whisper2003
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Take care 🌸
LayneTX Whisper2003
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My doctors always test my sugar, well, since Prednisone, 1 1/2 yrs, down to 5 mg.
My results non fasting is 105. So they aren't concerned, but I've gone through stages of peeing a lot, very clear, kind of feel like high blood sugar, too energetic, but also fatigued, even warm pee for a bit, no infection.
But both doctors didn't seem worried about a number that is not > than say 140 (I don't know what number means diabeties, though my father is and he tries to get his lowered to 135).
But I wonder if those numbers fit small, skinny people! As I am now.
So...guess I'll assume it's my adrenals trying to balance.
I just drink lots of water.
My blood pressure is low now, again not low enough to worry anyone, but I get dizzy and get to eat more pink himalayan sea salt.
FlipDover_Aust Whisper2003
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If you are not feeling so well at 5mg, there's nothing stopping you from going back up to where you last felt well.
JanSP FlipDover_Aust
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I'm jealous too. I'm ready to join your pod! All this weight is really messing up my lower back, leg and breathing. Lack of exercise and sleeping so much isn't helping at all. Depression is causing me to make some bad food choices. During my first few years of GCA and PMR I handled things better. Now approaching my seventh anniversary I'm fed up - pun intended. My liver and heart are part of the autoimmune mess and this morning I got a new symptom. The room started spinning about 6 or 8 times. Fortunately I was in bed. I didn't feel dizzy or nausea just what I was seeing was going round and round. It happened again an hour and a half later. I'm going to be extra careful not to fall. I already broke one hip thirteen years ago while doing some fancy figure skating. I use to be so active and athletic. Jan
FlipDover_Aust JanSP
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My liver is complaining because of the MXT I started 5 months ago... just add it to the list of problems caused by the medication that makes life livable.
Get yourself to the Dr about that dizziness my friend.
EileenH JanSP
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JanSP FlipDover_Aust
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Things really went downhill yesterday. Couldn't move my head without the room spinning, terrible nausea and my eyes twitching back and forth. According to my husband my eyes weren't even moving in a corrdinated way. Long story short I ended up in the emergency room. It's vertigo which I wish would be gone-gone. Medication really helped with the nausea but it's only treating the symptom. I had a brain CT scan and found out I've had some minor little strokes in the past but fortunately no brain damage. I wonder if that is a result of the GCA? I went home after 5 hours and have an appointment with my GP on Monday. I can move my head this morning but not while I'm lying down or everything starts spinning again. My mother had vertigo toward the end of her life as well as lupus and two other autoimmunes. I inherited the wrong persons genes. My dad lived a pretty healthy 95 years.
Flip - triathalons- amazing! By the way what is AIP food? I need a translation for this side of the pond.
Jan
FlipDover_Aust JanSP
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I was ready a post on Facebook this morning (that a fellow forum member had posted) that PMR sufferers are 3 times likely to suffer a stroke or heart attack - as if we need to add more problems to the list. So, yes, it seems ipossible it might be related to the PMR/GCA. (since everything on Facebook is true, right?)
AIP = Autoimmune protocal. It's a 'diet' that purports to reduce the effects of autoimmune disease. Basically it's just meat, fruit and not all veggies (no nightshades). Like I said, I struggle between following it striclty and falling off the wagon!
I must have inherited my father's genes.. mum's family all lived to a ripe old age and had no autoimmune diseases at all. No idea what my father's side were like as we had no contact.
Anhaga FlipDover_Aust
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Whisper2003
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I do have the occasional blood test now but just for inflammatory markers. Never had blood sugar requested before.
Like you, Layne, I have low blood pressure and take the pink salt! Low salt shows on every blood test but I have no idea what that means.
I know that the fasting will reduce my weight even more. Am staying on 5 mg in the hope things will settle.
FlipDover, I am jealous too....the other way!
ptolemy Whisper2003
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LayneTX ptolemy
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Yes, Whisper, we get to eat lots of avacados, and nuts and seeds! Now I eat a big steak once a week, I don't care what they say about red meat. And butter. Lots of olive oil!
I'm hoping our smallness is way for our body to be gentle on our PMR areas.
But the sagging skin is gross. I lost 25 lbs, down to 109. My underware don't fit well! And bras, ha. Can't find pants small enough, might look at juniors size.
LayneTX
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Also, protein smoothies are pretty good, can pack in fruit, plain yougert, I'm even drinking a bit of buttermilk now, add ginger, almond milk, flax seeds, .... List goes on.
good luck my friend.
Whisper2003 LayneTX
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jan21306 Whisper2003
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has taken away all my energy as well. I am too tired to cook a lot of the time, so just do quick easy things like baked salmon and baked potatoes !
i also have protein drinks which I think have saved me from losing more weight. None of my clothes fit so have had to buy smallest size available. I thought about going to children department too !
I never ever thought I would long to put weight on !
EileenH LayneTX
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I can only get bras from one lady in the northeast of England - other places don't do a 32 in larger cups! And despite still being a very cuddly waaaaaaayyyyyy above 140lbs which is probably my optimum weight there is still drooping skin...
TMI. I know....