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Leadinglights
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Most cold medications are OK but check with your pharmacist as it may depend on any medication not just for diabetes but other meds.
Being unwell can increase blood glucose so make sure you drink plenty fluids and be careful of carbohydrate intake.
Depending on whether you are on any medication and where you are on the diabetic scale, your HbA1C result will indicate that then many find a low carbohydrate approach is successful. This link will give you some ideas and there is a good explanation to help you get your head around your diagnosis.
Freshwell Low Carb Project - Home
lowcarbfreshwell.com
The first things you want to cut out are sugary drinks including fruit juice, cakes, biscuits, tropical fruits and being very cautious of potatoes, rice, pasta, bread and breakfast cereals which may be OK in small portions or occasionally not as the mainstay of your meal.
Forgot to say Welcome to the forum. Do ask away for anything you need answers to.
I hope you feel better soon.
mashedupmatt
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Hi @Piggme and welcome to the forum - sorry to hear not feeling great - most cold remedies just have paracetemol in them as the active ingredient so should be be fine - make sure they haven't got too much sugar in them though, and if you have a sore throat, go for the sugar-free linctus/medicine - otherwise, just keep hydrated and keep an eye on you blood glucose If you have a meter - there are some tips on this Diabetes UK Webpage:
www.diabetes.org.uk
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Hi @Piggme, welcome to the forum from me also. Getting a cold is not a pleasant experience at the best of times and as @Leadinglights mentioned it can impact on your blood glucose levels, it certainly played havoc with mine last year. I used things like Lemsip and paracetamol to manage my cold at the time and it seemed to be OK.
The link to Freshwells is really useful and the low carb route is one that I followed, it certainly worked for me.
The link to Freshwells is really useful and the low carb route is one that I followed, it certainly worked for me.
Drummer
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@Piggme (and everybody) Be very careful if taking both Lemsip and paracetamol - or better still - just don't do it, as the daily allowance of Lemsip contains the maximum daily dose of paracetamol and an overdose can cause significant damage to your liver.
Having had a bit of a cough recently my husband went out to get cough mixture and found a couple which are sugar free, so I had a couple of doses when I started with the same thing.
Usually I just make lemon tea - a sachet of green tea and a chopped lemon. I do add sweetener if I am feeling particularly fragile.
Having had a bit of a cough recently my husband went out to get cough mixture and found a couple which are sugar free, so I had a couple of doses when I started with the same thing.
Usually I just make lemon tea - a sachet of green tea and a chopped lemon. I do add sweetener if I am feeling particularly fragile.
Sorry, I should have been clearer, it is a case of using either but not both in my case. Tend to use Lemsip before bed and paracetamol during the day.
. I do hope you start to feel better soon ...
Drummer
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I thought it was just how it might be read, but even so, it might be easy to have the maximum dose of tablets, then add in the night time Lemsip on top.
Having come across the consequences of double dosing - someone preparing to donate part of their liver to try to save a relative, I thought it worth giving the warning.
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Sorry to hear you’ve got the lurgy @Piggme
Get well soon!
As others have said you can expect your BG to run higher when you are battling with an illness. Look after yourself!
I find paracetamol and a separate decongestant tablet helpful. It can also be sooting to have some freshly squeezed lemon juice, perhaps with a sweetener or the end of a teaspoon’s worth of honey made up to a mug-full with hot water and perhaps an optional glug of whisky 😉
Get well soon!
As others have said you can expect your BG to run higher when you are battling with an illness. Look after yourself!
I find paracetamol and a separate decongestant tablet helpful. It can also be sooting to have some freshly squeezed lemon juice, perhaps with a sweetener or the end of a teaspoon’s worth of honey made up to a mug-full with hot water and perhaps an optional glug of whisky 😉
Lucyr
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You’re allowed whatever you want or need, diabetes isn’t an allergy