Is a swollen lymph node related to T1 diabetes?
My doctor used to always check them. Anyone have suggestions or ideas as to
a) why it might be swollen?
b) of it could be related/serious to my diabetes?
It is super sore, like "can't turn my neck" sore. Its been about a day and half like this.I know they swell before colds and stuff, but I can't put a finger on anything specific....
Thanks for the help!
a) why it might be swollen?
b) of it could be related/serious to my diabetes?
It is super sore, like "can't turn my neck" sore. Its been about a day and half like this.I know they swell before colds and stuff, but I can't put a finger on anything specific....
Thanks for the help!
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Permalink Reply by Teena on -
You might have some sort of infection somewhere? Colds, throat, ears, wounds, mumps, tooth abscessed...
Could also be from measles, TB, Rheumatoid athritis...
See your doctor, better be safe.
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Permalink Reply by The Diabetic Welfare Queen on -
I think a swollen lymph node is related to high blood sugar, in general, not specifically to Type 1. My husband is a Type 2 and when his sugars were in the 500s or so, his lymph nodes got horribly swollen really bad. He had one under his armpit actually burst... pretty gross. I'd go to the doctor...
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Permalink Reply by Emily F on -
thank you for the input! I have made an emergency appointment with my PCP, and my Endo looked at the last few days of numbers (BG, insulin, etc) but did not see anything she was too concerned with. Hopefully just an oncoming cold, but you're right... better be safe!
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Permalink Reply by Emily F on
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So the doc says thyroid is very unlikely due to location, but ordered a throat culture to check for infections, and will get me a blood panel work-up if it persists. Honestly, it feels much better today. I also told them my sugars have been fine, and at that instant I thought the nurse was going to have a panic attack b/c my sugar was 48 mg/dl. I felt fine! They got me Kool-Aid (bleck!) and some crackers. Gotta love the stress of going to the doctor's!
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