Experiences with

Dextrose

Hi, can anyone tell me if there are ANY NDTs out there without corn (maize) or derivatives like dextrose? Thanks.

Has anyone else had a problem with Dextrose. It says it is 'Gluten Free' but I have eaten a product with this ingredient and I have swelled up like a balloon all around my tummy, abdomen and hips and it hurts.

It has to be paired with Buproprion specifically to keep the Dextrose from metabolizing so quickly. Many Dr’s will give the lowest dose Buproprion 150mg and have the patient buyDextromethirphan over the counter which is very inexpensive. Avuelity is 1200/ month! Anybody out there tried this?

Hello, on Wednesday I have an appointment with my Rheumy who insists I should take Actemra. I have been taking prednisone for 4 years, initially for PMRA and then for GCA. Prednisone has been hard on my skin, I have low muscular mass due to very low collagen that has affected my bone density, and hair

I have had mild IBSD for about 10 years. I saw a nutritionist last year who recommended taking a supplement of stomach acid on the basis that people lose stomach acid production after the age of 40, and that some individuals never produce enough acid. I'm a fit 63 year old male. I started taking pepsin

I have been on Besremi for 2 years now. May will be 2 years from my last phlebotomy. Labs this week were solid and stable. WBCs 2.5, hct 41, PLT 122, neutrophils 1.8, lymphocytes 0.5. Pretty much identical to December except a little point here or there. I did my labs day before my shot so I think

I don’t know where to start when it comes to thyroid. It’s hard connecting or finding people who has been in same position as myself hence why I’m here. Online. Hopefully by your thoughts and guidance or opinion it will bring me hope and peace. ☺️ Grab a tea ☕️and biscuit 🍪, it’s long 😅 I was diagnosed

Hi my daughter became quiet unwell a few years ago and have very low blood sugar, we alwere in hospital and they ran tests, they said she had a virus and that is what caused it, I have kept an eye on her blood sugars every now and then with a home glucose monitor,She suffers with tummy ache alot, I took

Hello all. I have been struggling with this issue since Nov 2023. Sudden sharp pain in one ankle then the other. Saw 8 docs diff views. Scan of one foot saw mild Achilles tendinitis but treatment for that didn’t help and all docs agreed not the issue. Had some cortisone shots which as everyone knows

Went to see my wonderful local hematologist on Feb 05. What a great doc!. He listens and explains things in the way the patient prefers. He never dumbs things down and is very respectful of the patient's decision making. HCT is up to 45.4. It is time for a venesection, which I scheduled for next

I have a family history of liver disease. Father passed at 67 liver tumour. My GGT is 118u/l. I do not smoke and do not drink alcohol. I had cholecystectomy when I was 25 due to gall stones. Gestational diabetic with both pregnancies. Glucose intolerant but not diabetic. Ultrasound normal so I'm really

Non-thyroidal illness syndrome has always seemed to mystify medicine. Dropping T3 precisely when it might be needed! Dys-regulation of the DIO3 deiodinase enzyme might explain what is happening. And open the doors to a beneficial treatment. Simply increasing thyroid hormone medicines has not been successful

I got Hashimtos disease currently on levothyroxine but still not on final dose (maybe) 7 weeks ago before my first endocrinology appointment my TSH was 6,42 mIU/L (0.38-5.3) so endocrinologist increased my dose of Levothyroxine from 75mcg to 100mcg and said she would like to re-test in 6-8 weeks but

My first blood test since diagnosis of PMR. The good news is the ESR is 6 and the CRP is <3 . The bad news is Glucose is 112 . Looks like the honey I’ve been putting in the yogurt has to go away. I was surprised by that number as I bought a meter to test my glucose weekly in the mornings. It’ has been

Hello First time poster here! I am female, 43 years old. I developed long covid in 2020, and with a lot of hard work and changes I would say I'm 80% recovered from the worst of it all. I still have some bouts of chronic fatigue here and there but mostly ok. However since them I seemed to develop

Hi everyone, I hope everyone is having a flare free day. So I am in Spain for a month and this is my 8th day. unfortunately I also just got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, with glucose levels hitting the 20’s so I thought it was a perfect time to eat low carb and cut out sugar, and my glucose levels

I had a follow-up MRI and met with my Neurologist/NF Specialist yesterday. There is no sign of recurrence of the brain tumor. In fact, it seems I have a rather healthy brain for someone age 69. There is less cortical ischemia than many my age have and no signs that would indicate a risk of developing

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After almost two years on Ibrance and letrezole, I had progression. I only have mets to my liver. It was discovered I have the Pik3CA mutation. In late December I started Ibrance, Fulvesterant, and Itovebi. Within a few days, my glucose level went to over 300. The Itovebi was stopped for a few days,

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