Ear infection?

sweetcheeks · #1 (**permalink**) 03-05-2007, 01:01 AM

Ok, so i have an inner ear infection, got it probably friday sometime.... i've had to deal with it all weekend, so far ive not seen any affects of it affecting my BG's thank god

but this may be a stupid question....

going to try to get into a doctor sometime tomarrow or the next day

will the antibiotics affect me or the medications im taking for the diabetes in anyway?

right2fight · #2 (**permalink**) 03-05-2007, 03:52 AM

Hi Stacey, Time will tell as to how the meds will affect you. Usually when we see any type of infection, we see high blood sugars.
Good luck and feel better!
Margaret

ladytaz · #3 (**permalink**) 03-05-2007, 05:29 AM

awww

Ear infections SUCK!! I hope it gets better and SOON Stace!!!

I've been real lucky in that when I've been sick, my BGL's don't usually go up! YaY I have heard tho, that antibiotics "can" make your BGL rise. This could very well be another 'by person' thing tho! I hope they don't do you that way!!

*hugz*

mzizgayle · #4 (**permalink**) 03-05-2007, 10:51 AM

Do feel better!!!!

princesslinda · #5 (**permalink**) 03-05-2007, 11:30 AM

Hey Sweetcheeks: Hope you're feeling better soon.
As for antibiotics, I found this info:

Chloramphenicol, tetracycline and the sulphonamide group of antibiotics can cause sulphonylurea medication to have a stronger effect. If you are going onto antibiotics make sure your doctor knows you are on sulphonylureas and also monitor your blood glucose levels more often.

Not sure if you're on sulphonylureas as well as metformin or not.

cheryl · #6 (**permalink**) 03-05-2007, 11:41 AM

oh i am so sorry you have an ear infection, I know antibiotics haven't bothered me, but I only take any amoxocillin or the z pack.....and then again I don't know how it would affect the bg's with other medication....I just really wanted to chime in and say....I hope u feel better

Cheryl

Injecto · #7 (**permalink**) 03-05-2007, 11:47 AM

Ear infections are terrible. I hope you get better soon.

sweetcheeks · #8 (**permalink**) 03-05-2007, 12:03 PM

thanks guys.......

my normal doctor isnt in until tomarrow, and even then they could only get me in mid day... which is not something i wanna do having third shift... and i really really dont wanna see another doctor unless its a urgent care doc or something, that appointment lady kept trying to get me to see another doc...

but i was hoping for wednesday to go in cause i have no cahs for my copay lol hubby gets paid wednesday, but my doc is not in the office on wednesday or thursdays.... pfft go figure

KritterMom · #9 (**permalink**) 03-05-2007, 12:21 PM

Sure hope you get to feeling better real soon. It's so hard when your dr. isn't in, and someone else is covering, and the copay issue I totally understand. Hope things get back to normal soon.

hannahanne · #10 (**permalink**) 03-05-2007, 04:03 PM

I recently had an upper repsiratory inflection. For the first day I was on antibiotics, my blood sugar shot way up over 200. I was on a Z-pak. You take two the first day, and one for the next four days. The first day my readings were really high. The next four days they were better, but a little high. Was it the antibiotics? I really don't know, but my blood sugar didn't go up when I got sick; it went up when I took the medicine.