UTI's, kidney infection..glucose intolerance?
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Hi, I have a history of frequent UTI's and in October I was admitted to hospital with a kidney infection and a systemic blood infection. I was in hospital for 8 days, treated with iv antibiotics and fluids. I have been housebound ever since with all encompassing fatigue. Some days I can't get out of bed and struggle to lift my arms. Other days I can make it downstairs for a few hours, but can't do daily tasks. My ongoing symptoms along with the fatigue are episodes of shaking, dizziness, thirst and frequent urination. The last time this happened I had 3+ glucose in my urine and a non fasting blood glucose level of 11.7. My GP suspected diabetes and did a blood test which came back negative. Yesterday, I had a bowel of cornflakes with sugar and 2 hours later I was shaking in bed, so dizzy I could not stand or walk on my own or speak due to feeling so ill. It gradually subsided over several hours. My remaining symptoms seem to flare up and the fatigue gets extreme after eating sugar or unrefined carbohydrates. Given I've been tested negative for diabetes but continue to have terrible fatigue and these shaking episodes, im wondering whether my frequent UTI's, debilitating fatigue and recent kidney infection are somehow related to glucose intolerance. Any advice or similar experiences appreciated.
Thank you
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miriam65408 alison06837
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My husband isn't too bad now - he didn't take anything like as much Cipro as John here said. We'll never know for sure because he's got MS, so wasn't in prime physical condition anyway. He says he still has a bit of the 'brain fog'. We've had 'no Quinolone antibiotics' put on his medical notes to make sure he never gets dosed with them again. You could do the same - it definitely wouldn't be a good idea for you to take any more. They come under 5 main names ending in -floxacin, but there are also generic names, so always check with a doctor whenever you're given an antibiotic in the future.
Sus28 alison06837
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its so frightening isn't it. ?. I have thought about it all day today.
john616 Sus28
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Sus28 john616
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miriam65408 alison06837
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I just wanted to ask how you're both getting on?
I especially wanted to ask Alison about the blood sugar thing - do you think it migh be diabetes? You only said the doc tested it once, and really it needs to be tested at different times of day like first thing in the morning before any food, and 2 hours after food. After all, you take in glucose at different times of day so your levels need to be checked more than just the once!