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diabetes and drugs?
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heyup everyone just thought id send a messege in about something i get worried about when i see it and what could happen? the thing is that my freind has got diabetes and he takes drugs such as extascy and amphetamines and im wondering does this effect the chance of somthing bad happening and is is life risking for him to do it? jst looking for a little advice so i can give him it if i need to. thnx alot . heppi .
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it didn't seem to interfere with the diabities but ...i do remember her having a couple of bad times ...someone said it was something to do with a suger cut ...
but ...not a clue.
It's up to him which he's more concerned about, but he should be aware of the importance of monitoring his sugars and taking his insulin as needed.
if your realy concerned ...google it and do some research.
see ...if it was legal ...the pharmacist could give you advice ...the bottle would be labled with warnings and advice ...
You could try callingNHS Direct and see if they can give you any more information.
Either way the only thing I know is that both regarding alcohol and drugs one needs to do frequent blood meassurements, especially before heading off to bed. Thing is, I don't know how drugs affect the blood so if needing to inject before bedtime one doesn't know how much.
Which is why I have to put on my phone to wake me every two hours so I can check my blood after a night out. Annoying, but rather that than being woken up by paramedics or at the hospital.
Btw, I know you asked for drugs, but at least regarding alcohol it's important that your friend eats something before bed. I was advised pizza, burger, bread or something along those lines, so the bloodsugar can stabilize throughout the night.