[Mothernature]

Originally Posted by GayleM

Then, while at my urgent care for bronchitis they found my heart was racing at a dangerous level. Off in an ambulance I went, and the ER was able to get it under control. My heart appeared fine. But they determined I was dehydrated and the fast heart rate probably was caused by the OTC sinus meds. (took them like candy for years...now just irrigate daily and voila! No more sinus problems!! DUH....LOL)

I have PVC's and I'm ultra sensitive to medication. Twice I've been in the ER with tachycardia (150+) due to medication. Not once did one doctor listen to me that it was the meds. One time I signed out against med advice, the other was counteracted by Ativan.

As a follow up my doc ordered an angiogram which came out that my arteries were in beautiful shape.

Wow. Your story shows us that only is it not always bad but that diabetes doesn't necessarily mean we are doomed to heart disease.

[Kim_in_TN]

Thank you all for your advice and concern. I haven't had any bad chest pains for several days now so I do believe it was my GERD since I have started back on my acid-reducer pills. There is just so much with this disease that we have to keep up with .... it sure gets overwhelming!