Guest guest Posted December 31, 2000 Report Share Posted December 31, 2000 I've been doing battle with creeping up bg for the last couple weeks. As you may remember I was doing small doses of U and hardly any H. Well I kept needing more and more, so I was up to 34U PM, 20U am, and using almost 50 units H a day!!! Bg was almost 300 after eating, around 200 fasting. So that when I went to DR, turns out the sores I've had a while under my ostomy plate were infected. Not one, but 2 infections, they did another wound culture. So antibiotic is strong, its levaquin 500 once a day, for 10 days, $10.00 a pill!!! Of course my insurance doesn't cover it, so I had to pay myself as I had to start it right away. I was getting sicker and sicker. today is the first day I haven't had a drainage, so I think its on the mend. I guess I'll have to test more often so I don't start going low after infections start to subside. The infections are a staph and another bacteria type, can't imagine how I got it, I use clean product and gloves. So I was wondering, could I have infected myself injecting without wiping skin with alcohol? I inject in abdomen, its close to ostomy site. I don't use it on fingers testing either. carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2000 Report Share Posted December 31, 2000 I've been doing battle with creeping up bg for the last couple weeks. As you may remember I was doing small doses of U and hardly any H. Well I kept needing more and more, so I was up to 34U PM, 20U am, and using almost 50 units H a day!!! Bg was almost 300 after eating, around 200 fasting. So that when I went to DR, turns out the sores I've had a while under my ostomy plate were infected. Not one, but 2 infections, they did another wound culture. So antibiotic is strong, its levaquin 500 once a day, for 10 days, $10.00 a pill!!! Of course my insurance doesn't cover it, so I had to pay myself as I had to start it right away. I was getting sicker and sicker. today is the first day I haven't had a drainage, so I think its on the mend. I guess I'll have to test more often so I don't start going low after infections start to subside. The infections are a staph and another bacteria type, can't imagine how I got it, I use clean product and gloves. So I was wondering, could I have infected myself injecting without wiping skin with alcohol? I inject in abdomen, its close to ostomy site. I don't use it on fingers testing either. carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2000 Report Share Posted December 31, 2000 In a message dated 01/01/2001 12:02:21 AM Eastern Standard Time, nws@... writes: << My doctor cautioned me to ALWAYS use the little alcohol pads before and after testing and injecting. I also found out that I shouldn't use the same lancet more than once like a lot of people do. My fingers got infected and very sore. I guess an ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure. >> Tootie, thanks, I'm going to start, if it isn't needed so be it, but at least a precaution. I was using no alcohol on fingers or before injecting, and using same needle until I refill pen cartridge. Of course I'm still on the same lancet of about a year, I really didn't think it mattered on the same person, guess it does. Except the U pen, sometimes gets clogged, so I change needle then, a couple times before refilling the cartridge. guess I'll be using more lancets and needles. carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2000 Report Share Posted December 31, 2000 Carol, hope you are feeling better.That is the same kind of infection I had last month but mine went to the sinus. What I was told is that germ is very common, its in soil,on people,door handles etc.It could of been on something you ate and if you had an open sore that could be one of a dozen answers. By the way I was given some Rx,it worked great.It did take a few days for my readings to go down.Do you feel dizzy and a little drugly from the Rx I was just wondering as it had that effect on me. D.J. Re: my raising bg > I've been doing battle with creeping up bg for the last couple weeks. > As you may remember I was doing small doses of U and hardly any H. > Well I kept needing more and more, so I was up to 34U PM, 20U am, and using > almost 50 units H a day!!! Bg was almost 300 after eating, around 200 fasting. > So that when I went to DR, turns out the sores I've had a while under my > ostomy plate were infected. Not one, but 2 infections, they did another wound > culture. > So antibiotic is strong, its levaquin 500 once a day, for 10 days, $10.00 a > pill!!! Of course my insurance doesn't cover it, so I had to pay myself as I > had to start it right away. I was getting sicker and sicker. > today is the first day I haven't had a drainage, so I think its on the mend. > I guess I'll have to test more often so I don't start going low after > infections start to subside. > The infections are a staph and another bacteria type, can't imagine how I got > it, I use clean product and gloves. > So I was wondering, could I have infected myself injecting without wiping > skin with alcohol? I inject in abdomen, its close to ostomy site. > I don't use it on fingers testing either. > carol > > > Public website for Diabetes International: > http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int > > Post message: diabetes_integroups > Subscribe: diabetes_int-subscribeegroups > Unsubscribe: diabetes_int-unsubscribeegroups > List owner: diabetes_int-owneregroups > > URL: /group/diabetes_int > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2000 Report Share Posted December 31, 2000 So I was wondering, could I have infected myself injecting without wiping skin with alcohol? I inject in abdomen, its close to ostomy site. I don't use it on fingers testing either. carol Dear Carol, My doctor cautioned me to ALWAYS use the little alcohol pads before and after testing and injecting. I also found out that I shouldn't use the same lancet more than once like a lot of people do. My fingers got infected and very sore. I guess an ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure. Happy New Year! Tootie eGroups Sponsor Public website for Diabetes International: http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int Post message: diabetes_integroups Subscribe: diabetes_int-subscribeegroups Unsubscribe: diabetes_int-unsubscribeegroups List owner: diabetes_int-owneregroups URL: /group/diabetes_int Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2001 Report Share Posted January 1, 2001 In a message dated 01-01-01 03:51:29 EST, you write: << << My doctor cautioned me to ALWAYS use the little alcohol pads before and after testing and injecting. >> I don't know...I was told it wasn't necessary, alcohol dries the skin. Just wash area with soap and water...but who am I to talk, I've never had a local infection. Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2001 Report Share Posted January 1, 2001 Dear Carol, I'm glad you're on the mend, but I'm sorry you're having so much trouble. Don't you think you picked up the staph infection from the medical people? I am always hearing, e.g., about staph infections in hospitals. You definitely caught it from someone. In order to get rid of a staph, I've read that you need to boil your bedding, towels, etc., or you might not get rid of it. You wrote: << So I was wondering, could I have infected myself injecting without wiping skin with alcohol? I inject in abdomen, its close to ostomy site. I don't use it on fingers testing either. >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2001 Report Share Posted January 1, 2001 Tootie wrote: << My doctor cautioned me to ALWAYS use the little alcohol pads before and after testing and injecting. >> Gee, I hope it doesn't sound like I'm ganging up on your doctor, but I'll have to disagree with him on this one as well. Alcohol dries out the skin and actually interferes with healing (as many people who washed their recently-pierced ears have learned). Washing with soap and warm water works great. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2001 Report Share Posted January 2, 2001 Susie, Since this infection first occurred right after my daughter was released after pituitary tumor surgery, I did all I could think of to protect her. I did wash everything with HOT water and bleach, wore protective items when I was around her, etc. At the same time, she developed a sinus infection (not cultured) and was on massive doses of antibiotics. She probably picked this up in the hospital, too. The risk of post-op meningitis was high. So...good news....the infections all cleared up without spreading to anyone else...that I know of. Carol T In a message dated Tue, 2 Jan 2001 12:07:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, " Susie M. " writes: << Dear Carol, I'm glad that your problem has been diagnosed. But I do worry about the willingness of your staph infection to leave your environment. I haven't read up on it for a long time, but when I return later today I'll do some research. Sometimes an entire family gets it after one member picks it up because is hangs on so stubbornly. When they described procedures to keep from contaminating others in the household, it read like the Chernobyl Cleanup Manual: boil your bedding, your towels, your clothing; use bleach on everything whenever possible, etc. Also, Carol, you said that you had a second type of infection in addition to the staph (which I think is called staphyloccus aureus?). Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2001 Report Share Posted January 2, 2001 Dear Carol, I'm glad that your problem has been diagnosed. But I do worry about the willingness of your staph infection to leave your environment. I haven't read up on it for a long time, but when I return later today I'll do some research. Sometimes an entire family gets it after one member picks it up because is hangs on so stubbornly. When they described procedures to keep from contaminating others in the household, it read like the Chernobyl Cleanup Manual: boil your bedding, your towels, your clothing; use bleach on everything whenever possible, etc. Also, Carol, you said that you had a second type of infection in addition to the staph (which I think is called staphyloccus aureus?). Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2001 Report Share Posted January 2, 2001 I'm glad the antibiotics cleared up the infections. In searching for staph infection info, I ran across an article emphasizing that sinus drainage can interfere with the action of the antibiotics. There's even a name: Chronic Golden Sinus Staph Infection. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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