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Posted by SAK (Member # 7387) on :

Two things have me stumped again. I'm hoping someone may know or have a similar experience...

Lately, since Monday, I have a huge increase in thirst plus I have to pee about every half hour.

Maybe urinary tract infection? I have no burning pains etc. Just frequency.

Oh, I'm on doxy 600mg.

Any thoughts anyone?

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Bye for now,
SAK

Posted by Kara Tyson (Member # 939) on :

I would check your glucose levels. Sounds very suspicious of diabetes.

Posted by Foggy (Member # 1584) on :

Have you seen or spoken to your PCP, LLMD, and/or a Urologist?

I would get a call into your PCP & LLMD ASAP to be safe.

[This message has been edited by Foggy (edited 12 August 2005).]

Posted by johnlyme1 (Member # 7343) on :

Get the blood sugar thing checked but also bing up the issues that the nugs are know to mess up your MG levels - Low MG levels can mess with your pancreus functions - I have had some sugar issues and I think it is directly realted to the bugs messing up things -

Posted by SAK (Member # 7387) on :

Yikes! Yet another problem like diabetes now??

I don't have any sweeet craving though. I had a sweet tooth before. Are sweet cravings part of diabetes too? I'm trying to read-up on it now.

I have an appointment with my regular doc on Friday to check stuff out. I'm still waiting for my appoinment with the Lyme dr.

Thanks for these thoughts.

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Bye for now,
SAK

Posted by Kara Tyson (Member # 939) on :

Craving sweets is not a sign of diabetes.

Being thirty and urination ARE.
http://www.defeatdiabetes.org/warningsigns.htm

A simple blood tests is all that is needed. Just a finger prick really. But the more extensive test requires that you eat a syrup like substance and have a regular blood test taken.

Posted by agszafran979 (Member # 7069) on :

On my third day of Omnicef in March, in addition to swollen, painful knees, fever, an awful headache, I was also pee'ing about every 1/2 hour and craving huge quantities of liquid. The next day I started feeling quite well; better than I did in a few months.

Did I mention that those symptoms were happening while I was on the bus from NYC to Boston? Fun stuff.

My blood sugar levels are totally normal in case y'all were wondering.

-DS

Posted by groovy2 (Member # 6304) on :

Hi SAK
How long you been on doxi?
Drinking extria water is a
good thing .

Maybe your body wants to flush
out toxic stuff--may be nothing
to worry about.

I have been on doxi a long time--
it is strong and works--
I have not had much bad side effect
Except--For me if I have any type
of Citrus-even small amounts--
It makes me Super sun sencitive--

Do a google on- Photo Toxic-
Look for the pictures--
will freek you out--

The reaction can happen Fast-hours-
after eating citrus--so be careful--
I think citrus also makes doxi
not as effective--

I wrote a post called
-Doxi and Citrus equals Pain-
you should read--
Hope this helps--Jay--

Posted by janet thomas (Member # 7122) on :

You can buy urine test strips for glucose at a drugstore and also a blood sugar test kit, at least here in the USA we are allowed to do that without a doctor's script.

I think it could be a lyme/herx thing so don't get too worried. But check your sugar level.

Posted by bg (Member # 46416) on :

sak,

If you're going to have a blood sugar done, ask for the A1C...the 3 month blood sugar test.

I was dx 6 months w/type 2 diabetes using the A1C test before my correct dx of chronic lyme. So I've been having a heck of a time trying to keep blood sugar under control & make any headway with my undx lyme of 34 years prior!

I've always drank alot of water, peed alot, and constant diarrehea thing. They are called irritable bowel & bladder syndrome.

My meds dry me out due to side effects.

I drink 4+, 32 oz. jugs of water a day.

Bettyg

Posted by agszafran979 (Member # 7069) on :

quote:
Originally posted by janet thomas:
You can buy urine test strips for glucose at a drugstore.

Just a warning - some antibiotics can cause false positive urine sugar results with some strips. I think penicillins and cephalosporins mostly have that problem, not sure about doxy.

Still, it's better to test _blood_ sugar or get an A1C test done so you don't scare yourself unnecessarily.

-DS

[This message has been edited by agszafran979 (edited 13 August 2005).]