orbison

[orbison]

hi everyone i was diagnosed with diabetes 2 last year

in thelast few months i have experienced pain in the toes the foot and at around the ankles i have been prescribed gabapentin 100 mg i take 2 tabs in the morning and 1 each in the afternoon and evening this was increased to 6 a a day but made me feel nauseus and very drowsy so reduced to 4 a day i also have codiene phosphate 15 mg ive been told i can have paracetamol with them this sometimes helps but sometimes like yesterday and today had some pain
i telephoned a very helpful lady on diabetes uk today she suggests i see my gp again and ask to be referred to a pain clinic at my locao hospital this i will do tommorow

 

[Steff]

Hi Orbison and a warm welcome to the forum , i have no experience on either medications you mention but do get the pains in my toes but i have neuropathy so thats the reasons for me, I hope it will be sorted for you at the GP, the lady from DUK is right you should get referred and have a through check up

 

[orbison]

hi everyone i was diagnosed with diabetes 2 last year

in thelast few months i have experienced pain in the toes the foot and at around the ankles i have been prescribed gabapentin 100 mg i take 2 tabs in the morning and 1 each in the afternoon and evening this was increased to 6 a a day but made me feel nauseus and very drowsy so reduced to 4 a day i also have codiene phosphate 15 mg ive been told i can have paracetamol with them this sometimes helps but sometimes like yesterday and today had some pain
i telephoned a very helpful lady on diabetes uk today she suggests i see my gp again and ask to be referred to a pain clinic at my locao hospital this i will do tommorow i am due to go ona cruise in may i phoned for the next juggle {diabetes }meeting it was for may 9th thje day we are on holday so will contact them again afterwards

 

[orbison]

Hi Orbison and a warm welcome to the forum , i have no experience on either medications you mention but do get the pains in my toes but i have neuropathy so thats the reasons for me, I hope it will be sorted for you at the GP, the lady from DUK is right you should get referred and have a through check up

hi steff thank you for your reply the lady from duk mentioned neuropathy and said that clears eventually isnt this connected to diabetes
yes i will be doing that thnk you

 

[Northerner]

hi steff thank you for your reply the lady from duk mentioned neuropathy and said that clears eventually isnt this connected to diabetes
yes i will be doing that thnk you

Hi orbison, welcome to the forum 🙂 Hopefully, with the help of your doctor and the support from people here you can get good control of your diabetes and there will be fewer problems with your feet 🙂

Are you on any medication for your diabetes?

 

[orbison]

hi northerner
thank you
i have been prescribed gabapentin 100 mg i take 4 a day also given codeine phosphate that i sometimes take two or three times a day with paracetamol told by gp ok to do so

 

[orbison]

how do i read replies please

 

[Northerner]

how do i read replies please

Not sure I understand the question, can you explain further?

 

[orbison]

how do i read replies please

i am comming off line in 10 mins but hope to be on here tommorow night i dont know how to find replies to my thread can someone please let me know in the next ten mins or railing that tommorow evening thankyou
oh yes gabapentin is a painkiller i have giiclazide 80 mg 3 times a day was firt put on metformin but could not get on with that so gp put me on glicazide

 

[orbison]

i am comming off line in 10 mins but hope to be on here tommorow night i dont know how to find replies to my thread can someone please let me know in the next ten mins or railing that tommorow evening thankyou
oh yes gabapentin is a painkiller i have giiclazide 80 mg 3 times a day was firt put on metformin but could not get on with that so gp put me on glicazide

i am coming off line now but hope to be on here again tommorow evening thank u to those that replied to me hopefully someone will inform me how to find replies to my thread when im on here tommorow evening
thank you

 

[Northerner]

Just click on your profile and then you can click on the threads or posts you have made to find any new replies 🙂

 

[Mark T]

Welcome to the forums orbison 🙂

You could subscribe - top left of the post - Thread Tools -> Subscribe

Or use the New Post's link (which is my usual technique) on the blue bar near the top of the page.

 

[orbison]

i am coming off line now but hope to be on here again tommorow evening thank u to those that replied to me hopefully someone will inform me how to find replies to my thread when im on here tommorow evening
thank you

hi saw the gp today says i have neuropathy {i have pain in toes feet & around the ankles}i stay on gabapentin and he has prescribed imipramine 10 mg to start with are any of u on these tabs
could anyone tell me if i am ok to eat barbie food ?? ie saus burgers im awaiting leaflets on barbie food

 

[orbison]

i am coming off line now but hope to be on here again tommorow evening thank u to those that replied to me hopefully someone will inform me how to find replies to my thread when im on here tommorow evening
thank you

saw gp i satay on gabapentin {pain killer } and gliclazide 80 mg 3 times a day and hes now put me on imipramine 10 mg told the pain i have in my toes feet and ankles is neuropathy im waiting for some info on diabetes 2 regarding food i can have from diabetes uk
in the meantime am i ok to eat barbie food ??
thank u

 

[Northerner]

saw gp i satay on gabapentin {pain killer } and gliclazide 80 mg 3 times a day and hes now put me on imipramine 10 mg told the pain i have in my toes feet and ankles is neuropathy im waiting for some info on diabetes 2 regarding food i can have from diabetes uk
in the meantime am i ok to eat barbie food ??
thank u

I hope that the pills help to relieve the pain 🙂 It's better to avoid most of the stuff that goes on a BBQ unless it's high quality unprocessed meat. The main problems with things like sausages and burgers is the saturated fat and salt content tends to be on the high side. Also, it is best to avoid white bread rolls as they can raise your blood sugar levels very quickly. Once in a while is OK, but not frequently! Everything in moderation 🙂

 

[orbison]

I hope that the pills help to relieve the pain 🙂 It's better to avoid most of the stuff that goes on a BBQ unless it's high quality unprocessed meat. The main problems with things like sausages and burgers is the saturated fat and salt content tends to be on the high side. Also, it is best to avoid white bread rolls as they can raise your blood sugar levels very quickly. Once in a while is OK, but not frequently! Everything in moderation 🙂

northerner
thank you for your reply

 

[orbison]

northerner
thank you for your reply

hi northerner
i was hopeing to have a barbie this weekend in the last year ive had 4 the last barbie was 2 wks ago
what food do u suggest i have if i buy good quality burgers and good quality sausages
also is
chicken ok for barbie i will avoid white rolls and have the brown rolls
if i do that i should be ok ???
thank you for your advise much appreciated
i

 

[Northerner]

hi northerner
i was hopeing to have a barbie this weekend in the last year ive had 4 the last barbie was 2 wks ago
what food do u suggest i have if i buy good quality burgers and good quality sausages
also is
chicken ok for barbie i will avoid white rolls and have the brown rolls
if i do that i should be ok ???
thank you for your advise much appreciated
i

Chicken is good, without the skin, or sausages with a high meat content - cheaper ones can be bulked out with breadcrumbs etc. which can raise levels. Ideally, go for seeded bread as this is likely to have a slower release of energy 🙂 If it's the occasional treat you don't have to be too strict though - we're only human! 🙂 I have found, however, that my tastes have changed quite a lot since I was diagnosed and changed my eating habits, so I no longer find fatty foods as tasty as I used to 🙂

I hope you get some good weather fr the weekend and your BBQ! 🙂

 

[SimplesL]

Hi

Welcome to the forum. I just wanted to say I had a few months on imipramine & came off them in January this year. another drug of the same ilke is amitryptaline (can't spell). GP's prefer the one you have as there are less side-effects.

I was prescribed them to relieve some post-surgery nerve pain. For me they worked a treat; no side-effects. My nerve pain actually cleared so I didn't need to stay on them long term.

I started at 10mg per day (taken 90 minutes before bed) & built up to 20mg. They are actually an anti-deppressant which has been shown to work well for nerve pain at low doses.

My GP explained it stops the nerves "sending crap to your brain" so once into your system I hope the pain you have will be less. It may take a couple of weeks to fully get into your system.

When I came off them I had to gradually reduce the dose before coming off them completly.

Take care
Lynne