Diabetic kidney pain?
Morgana asked:
My husband is a type 2 diabetic and was diagnosed about 2 years ago. Originally he took both glyburide & glucophage. After about a year (and losing 65 pounds) he was taken off the glyburide. He is doing exceptionally well and I haven’t seen ANY blood test number go over 137 in approximately 9 months.
The only thing that bothers him is approx. every couple of weeks or so, he’ll get low to medium kidney aching. This will last for 2-4 days and then go away. We notice no rise in blood sugar levels during this time and he always drinks more than enough water so he isn’t dehydrating.
Does anyone have an idea about the kidney pain? Is it possible that he doesn’t need the glucophage anymore and that using is it causing kidney overwork? I do understand that we need to get him back to the doctor, but currently don’t have insurance, so any thoughts/ideas from the good folks out there would be appreciated.
He is 39, 6′ 4″, and currently weighs 245 lbs. He takes (1) 500mg glucophage per day.
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My husband is a type 2 diabetic and was diagnosed about 2 years ago. Originally he took both glyburide & glucophage. After about a year (and losing 65 pounds) he was taken off the glyburide. He is doing exceptionally well and I haven’t seen ANY blood test number go over 137 in approximately 9 months.
The only thing that bothers him is approx. every couple of weeks or so, he’ll get low to medium kidney aching. This will last for 2-4 days and then go away. We notice no rise in blood sugar levels during this time and he always drinks more than enough water so he isn’t dehydrating.
Does anyone have an idea about the kidney pain? Is it possible that he doesn’t need the glucophage anymore and that using is it causing kidney overwork? I do understand that we need to get him back to the doctor, but currently don’t have insurance, so any thoughts/ideas from the good folks out there would be appreciated.
He is 39, 6′ 4″, and currently weighs 245 lbs. He takes (1) 500mg glucophage per day.
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I really think the only piece of advice to give in the instance is go see the doctor and yes I know you already no this. It’s best to not get this type of advice through this forum. There are many people out there that know nothing about diabetes yet give lots of advice on the subject. My question to you is .. Does your husband see an Endocrinologist or a General Practitioner? If he sees a GP and isn’t getting the treatment he needs he really should see an Endocrinologist – a specialist in the field of diabetes. I only say this because I have found many Type II’s do not see one or know that they exist.
I hope you get the answers you need and that it isn’t a serious problem. Sounds like he is taking great care of himself and that is FANTASTIC – It’s great he has you looking out for him, we have to help as much as we can! Good Luck!