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Thrush and/or Thirst = Check for diabetes 7 years 10 months ago #17443
There are many extra-hepatic manifestations of HCV. Diabetes is one of them, and uncontrolled diabetes decreases SVR rates, so you need to care. Common symptoms of diabetes include thirst and the yeast infection thrush. Thrush can be a white mouth, a sore mouth, a sore back passage, a red rash under the breasts, in the crutch, or on the feet. Diabetes is quite simply diagnosed with a fasting blood sugar and this can be done in 30 seconds with a finger prick blood sample. If your blood sugar is over 11 mmol then that's it - you are diabetic. No if's ands buts or maybes. If it's between 7-11 it needs a glucose tolerance test. If you have diabetes, or develop it on treatment with DAAs then treating it with Metformin is a damn good idea. Weight loss is known to reduce blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetics, so it is possible for many people to use this as a non-drug method of fixing the disease. While HCV is a nasty disease so is diabetes so please don't ignore the symptoms. The test is simple and so is the treatment if required. YMMV | |
Thrush and/or Thirst = Check for diabetes 7 years 10 months ago #17452
Can anyone recommend a reliable and reasonably accurate blood glucose meter? 1983: Hospitalised with Acute non-A, non-B Hepatitis after ICU blood transfusion 3mths earlier => HCV GT2 22/02/16: (pre-tmt) ALT 61, VL 2.48 IU/ml Hepascore 0.32 (F1/2), fatigue, brain fog, bloating (Treatment Naïve) 10/04/16: (Start tmt) Sofovir +DaclaHep (SOF + DCV) by Hetero Labs in India 09/05/16: ALT 34, VL: NOT Detected 17/6/16 FBG 5.7; PPBG (@14.22) 6.9 (@ 20.45) 7.1; BP 124/72 | |
Thrush and/or Thirst = Check for diabetes 7 years 10 months ago #17454
Thank you Dr Freeman. I will make sure to get a blood test for that. Blood transfusion in 1992 - Diagnosed in 2007 Tx naive -G1b - F1 VL 2.270.000 ALT 40 Start tx June 4th/2016 with DAAs - Sof/Led from India Bloods on two weeks of tx (June 18th) AST 17 - ALT 10 - GGT 19 Virus UND Bloods on six weeks of tx (July 16th) AST 17 - ALT 8 - GGT 12 Virus UND EOT on August 8th (did 9 weeks and 3 days) SVR 4 Virus UND (September 7th) AST 13 - ALT 5 SVR 14 Virus UND (November 12th) The following user(s) said Thank You: fitz | |
Thrush and/or Thirst = Check for diabetes 7 years 10 months ago #17456
Accu-chek is a pretty standard brand. It's cheapest to get a starter kit that has the lancets, the push button staby jaby ouchy tool, test strips and the meter that reads the strips. www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/buy/66103/Ac...od-Glucose-Meter-Kit YMMV | |
Thrush and/or Thirst = Check for diabetes 7 years 10 months ago #17457
Thank you Dr Freeman. As I've already said, my diabetes symptoms have dissipated over the last few weeks, however, doubt has been cast in my mind ... so, it's always better to be safe than be sorry ... Thanks for your support. GT2 1983: Hospitalised with Acute non-A, non-B Hepatitis after ICU blood transfusion 3mths earlier => HCV GT2 22/02/16: (pre-tmt) ALT 61, VL 2.48 IU/ml Hepascore 0.32 (F1/2), fatigue, brain fog, bloating (Treatment Naïve) 10/04/16: (Start tmt) Sofovir +DaclaHep (SOF + DCV) by Hetero Labs in India 09/05/16: ALT 34, VL: NOT Detected 17/6/16 FBG 5.7; PPBG (@14.22) 6.9 (@ 20.45) 7.1; BP 124/72 | |
Thrush and/or Thirst = Check for diabetes 7 years 10 months ago #17469
Thank you Doctor Freeman. I have been thirsty throughout treatment and thought that was a Sx because quite a few people mentioned it. My fasting blood sugar has always been quite low, around 4. I'm doing my EOT bloods tomorrow but am pretty sure there won't be a glucose test because the Hep C nurse at RPA said I didn't need to be fasting. I'll see how the thirst is over the next few weeks as the Harvoni leaves my system. Genotype 1a Diagnosed in 2004, had HCV for all my adult life. Until 2016!!!! Harvoni treatment, started 19 March 2016 4 week results Bilirubin 12 down from 14 pre treatment, Gamma 25 down from 52, ALT 19 down from 63, AST 19 down from 47, VL <15 down from a lazy 6 million or so EOT Results Bilirubin 10, GGT 18, ALT 19, AST 21, VL UND 12 Weeks post EOT Bilirubin 11, GGT 16, ALT 22, AST 20, VL UND Cured baby | |
Thrush and/or Thirst = Check for diabetes 7 years 10 months ago #17500
Hi all With anything it's always best to get checked asap I do have oral thrush, you may too! I have had soooo many chemicals pumped into me over the past few years if this is the last thing to be re-balanced I don't mind! Better than rotted feet from peginf riba ha! Just finished my GP session No I don't have diabetes Ariel Gen 1a Peg/inf/riba 2012(!) stop @ Wk 43 potassium low +issues (rlps week 4 post tx, VL120,000) scnds eg. adenomas. pre sof/led VL 240,000 Fibsc F0 Day 25 <30 Day 32 UND Week 10 UND EOT UND ALT11AST17GGT19 SVR4 UND ALT10 AST16 GGT13 SVR8 UND ALT <9 AST16 GGT15 SVR12 UND ALT14 AST19 GGT12 Bili 5 EOT +18 ALT13 AST20 GGT9 Bili 5 EOT +21 ALT11AST15 Cured SVR12 Dysplasia Adenomas RemvdAug '16 SVR24 UND ALT11AST16 ColonoscopyClear Nov17 LumpectomyClear ‘18 LithotripsyCytoscopyBiopsy 4/18 | |
Thrush and/or Thirst = Check for diabetes 7 years 10 months ago #17522
beaches, You can't judge blood sugar based on how thirsty you are. Your body can become used to having high blood sugar and the symptoms may decrease. Some doctors think that the hypoglycemic of today is the diabetic of tomorrow. Because when your blood sugar starts going up, the pancreas works faster to make enough insulin to keep your blood sugar within the normal limit but sometimes it produces too much insulin, which can cause hypoglycemia (like your 4). Eventually, the pancreas might not be able to keep up the fast pace and the blood sugar starts going up and the person becomes a diabetic. So it's best to get your blood sugar checked. P. | |
Thrush and/or Thirst = Check for diabetes 7 years 10 months ago #17527
Genotype 1a Diagnosed in 2004, had HCV for all my adult life. Until 2016!!!! Harvoni treatment, started 19 March 2016 4 week results Bilirubin 12 down from 14 pre treatment, Gamma 25 down from 52, ALT 19 down from 63, AST 19 down from 47, VL <15 down from a lazy 6 million or so EOT Results Bilirubin 10, GGT 18, ALT 19, AST 21, VL UND 12 Weeks post EOT Bilirubin 11, GGT 16, ALT 22, AST 20, VL UND Cured baby | |
Thrush and/or Thirst = Check for diabetes 7 years 10 months ago #17529
My reading had milk and a sports drink involved in my fasting lol Nah no diabetes here either Must be our ocean lifestyle Beaches Ariel splashing you from Siberia here get out the steamer time! Gen 1a Peg/inf/riba 2012(!) stop @ Wk 43 potassium low +issues (rlps week 4 post tx, VL120,000) scnds eg. adenomas. pre sof/led VL 240,000 Fibsc F0 Day 25 <30 Day 32 UND Week 10 UND EOT UND ALT11AST17GGT19 SVR4 UND ALT10 AST16 GGT13 SVR8 UND ALT <9 AST16 GGT15 SVR12 UND ALT14 AST19 GGT12 Bili 5 EOT +18 ALT13 AST20 GGT9 Bili 5 EOT +21 ALT11AST15 Cured SVR12 Dysplasia Adenomas RemvdAug '16 SVR24 UND ALT11AST16 ColonoscopyClear Nov17 LumpectomyClear ‘18 LithotripsyCytoscopyBiopsy 4/18 | |
Thrush and/or Thirst = Check for diabetes 7 years 10 months ago #17530
Splashes back from the sewage outlet. At least it's warm. I'll be swimming undeterred tomorrow Genotype 1a Diagnosed in 2004, had HCV for all my adult life. Until 2016!!!! Harvoni treatment, started 19 March 2016 4 week results Bilirubin 12 down from 14 pre treatment, Gamma 25 down from 52, ALT 19 down from 63, AST 19 down from 47, VL <15 down from a lazy 6 million or so EOT Results Bilirubin 10, GGT 18, ALT 19, AST 21, VL UND 12 Weeks post EOT Bilirubin 11, GGT 16, ALT 22, AST 20, VL UND Cured baby The following user(s) said Thank You: Ariel | |
Thrush and/or Thirst = Check for diabetes 7 years 10 months ago #17531
Beaches you never know what is in the water after last weekend don't catch a fungal infection!!! A certain politician swims near there Ha! Have a great swim it's pouring here Ariel Gen 1a Peg/inf/riba 2012(!) stop @ Wk 43 potassium low +issues (rlps week 4 post tx, VL120,000) scnds eg. adenomas. pre sof/led VL 240,000 Fibsc F0 Day 25 <30 Day 32 UND Week 10 UND EOT UND ALT11AST17GGT19 SVR4 UND ALT10 AST16 GGT13 SVR8 UND ALT <9 AST16 GGT15 SVR12 UND ALT14 AST19 GGT12 Bili 5 EOT +18 ALT13 AST20 GGT9 Bili 5 EOT +21 ALT11AST15 Cured SVR12 Dysplasia Adenomas RemvdAug '16 SVR24 UND ALT11AST16 ColonoscopyClear Nov17 LumpectomyClear ‘18 LithotripsyCytoscopyBiopsy 4/18 | |
Thrush and/or Thirst = Check for diabetes 7 years 10 months ago #17534
Genotype 1a Diagnosed in 2004, had HCV for all my adult life. Until 2016!!!! Harvoni treatment, started 19 March 2016 4 week results Bilirubin 12 down from 14 pre treatment, Gamma 25 down from 52, ALT 19 down from 63, AST 19 down from 47, VL <15 down from a lazy 6 million or so EOT Results Bilirubin 10, GGT 18, ALT 19, AST 21, VL UND 12 Weeks post EOT Bilirubin 11, GGT 16, ALT 22, AST 20, VL UND Cured baby The following user(s) said Thank You: Ariel | |
Thrush and/or Thirst = Check for diabetes 7 years 10 months ago #17625
The product monograph for Sovaldi (page 12) lists 6% blood sugar >250 (13.9). That's diabetes but they don't list diabetes. It also lists fungal infections (page 10). There are actually quite a few side effects that are not listed on the medication insert. www.gilead.ca/pdf/ca/sovaldi_pm_english.pdf Things like palpitations, chest pain, visual impairment, basal cell carcinoma and amaurosis fugax (a transient monocular or binocular vision loss that appears as a "curtain coming down vertically into the field of vision in one eye;" That sounds just like a detached retina. One of our Vets had a detached retina while on Harvoni. The Harvoni monograph lists blood sugar >160 (8.9) in 9% for the 8 week group, 10% for the 12 week group and 12% for the 24 week group. Again, a fasting blood sugar of 160 is diabetes but they don't list diabetes or say whether it resolved. P | |
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