copaxone diabetes

Has anyone on copaxone noticed elevated blood sugars? I'm all of a sudden throwing really high blood sugars and we (doc included) can't figure it out. They just keep escalating. Tonight, I'm up to 215. Never been that high ever. So my honey and I are wondering if the copaxone could be triggering this. Started elevating since I've been on it.

I found the forum a couple of months ago when searching if Copaxone increases blood sugars. The thread I found was from 2008. My sugars have been so under control and no AIC's over 5.4. I was off meds for a month after my the delivery of my daughter and was still so under control that my PCP decided not to refill my Rx. After 3 months of Copaxone my morning fasting sugar is still high anywhere from 120-150.

Hi everyone im a 40 year women old with diabetes and just diagnose with ms, started on copaxone and was wondering if anyone else has noticed wht i have headache , backache muscleache im wondering if it is the ms or the medicine my body feels different since starting copaxone so i dont no maybe i should switch med. copaxone is known to have the least side affects .

Hi there, Welcome to the MS forum. Diabetes can cause so many problems, including the potty issues and confusion you mention. Best advice I can give is to get a good Dr. who will help you get it under control.

He recommends Avonex because my sister is on that and she is doing great. I am leaning toward Copaxone because it is the one with the least side affects. I am not too fond of giving myself a shot everyday but I don't want to have to worry about liver problems and flu like symptoms either. My sister has been on Avonex for the past 8 years and she is doing remarkable. I love the fact that she is doing well, but I am not fond of the weekly intramuscular shot, I know waaaa what a baby lol.

Thank you, TLC, I wondered if that was the case. I once figured out for a few of my relapses that if I had HAD steroids, the relapses would have likely ended around the same time. But I wouldn't have known it if I'd had them. I was in limbo for three years, and was frustrated that I was never given steroids (had some doozy relapses) because I didn't have a diagnosis. Given what I know about adverse effects now, I'm pretty grateful instead.

I have been taking Copaxone going on 5 months now. For the last 3, I have had the itchy lumps for a day or two after. I thought maybe they would get better but they really aren't. The PA at the neurologist office said they probably wouldn't. My question is this: Should I continue to tough it out or should I switch? I am curious from others if they have dealt with this and what they did about it. The itching isn't that bad, it's the lumps that bother me the most.

I just got the approval from insurance for Copaxone. They are shipping it Friday. I need to make an appointment for my Shared Solutions nurse to come help get me started. I have received a lot of information from the Copaxone people. It is starting to get overwhelming. I finally just put it away and decided to wait for the nurse to come out. I am really scared about giving myself a shot. Anyone have any tips on this?? Is this overwhelmed feeling I am now getting a normal feeling?

5mg and on Rosuvastatin for high cholesterol 10MG, oh and last but not least, Copaxone 40MG injection for my MS. Last May all my bloodwork was normal range. On the 5th of Oct had a brain and spine MRI with contrast they did a quick kidney test and my creatinine was high @ 1.6 Last May it was 1.17 normal. What is frightening me is the 50 eGFR. The eGFR was normal back in May. I am worried!!!

I read an article that suggested "those that work full-time and mothers of young children" prefer Copaxone. If this is the case . . . why doesn't everyone start with Copaxone? Why is my neuro recommending interferons?

And I saw another doctor on Friday and I think I am going to get on Copaxone within the next two weeks. I was just wondering if anyone can tell me a little bit about it? How is the first time? Am I gonna feel sick to my stomach? Is the needle bad?!! Anything anyone can tell me to make it a decent experience? I am a bit scared of giving myself an injection everyday. What am I going to feel after? Should I plan to stay home for a few days? Can anyone help? Any advice will be appreciated.

Hi, No, Copaxone does NOT cause immunesuppression. None of the CRAB drugs do. That is a widely spread myth. They do modulate a certain portion of the immune system, but they do not make one more susceptible at all to infections, reinfections, opportunistic infections, or reactivation of latent infections!! Your neuro, and all your Dr.s should know of this part of your medical history, just because it is generally important.

It is definitely an individual choice and based on so many various factors..other conditions you are dealing with, etc. For me, copaxone was first choice because I have other autoimmune diseases I'm dealing with along with diabetes and copd, and supposedly has the least amount of side effects. I was able to stay on it for about a year before I began having bad skin reactions.

Hey guys how's everything going...I've been doing a little better dealing with this whole ms situation. I ended up going to a 2nd Nuro that specialize in Ms and she said I had CIS clinically isolated syndrome which is a step lower than ms. I start on copaxone this week and I'm kinda worried about the shot. Any advice guys? My left hand is starting to come back with my cordnation and the numbness is starting to fade away little by little..

t go away after being off the Copaxone we decided the two were unrelated and I started taking Copaxone again, last night was my first injection after the break. My question is - last night I woke up feeling like I had the flu, I was sweating, ached all over and had a massive headache. I know these are side effects of the interferons but has anyone had this while on Copaxone? I had no reaction like this the first few weeks I took Copaxone.

//www.ehealthme.com/ds/copaxone/hallucinations,+mixed "On Aug, 31, 2013: 9,277 people reported to have side effects when taking Copaxone. Among them, 5 people (0.05%) have Hallucinations, Mixed." the most recent was one person in 2011. It would be difficult to prove hallucinations were a side effect of copaxone, based on those very small numbers. There are no withdrawal symptoms from going off copaxopne.

Hi all! I am not trying to sound like a wimp but can someone tell me if Copaxone injections get less painful?? I had my first dose yesterday and OMG it was terrible!! I like the side effect panel of this med better than some of the others so I am going to stick it out but it really hurt!! Also, if anyone has any additional information regarding the initiation of therapy with this medication, I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks and I hope you all are well!!

because this study, like many others, was supported by the drug co. that developed, produces, markets and distributes Copaxone. So I guess we take the info with a grain of salt, and hope that the study was designed appropriately and objectively, and that results are reported accurately and ethically. If so, and the encouraging results are repeated in future studies, then it really would be great news for Copaxone users.

I have never heard of this side effect from copaxone and not sure how it could effect your cycle. Anyway, I had a hysterectomy way back when so I couldn't have this symptom regardless. Sorry.

As soon as I was able to get my diabetes under control and no longer take insulin, here comes my need to take Copaxone. Thank god I have alot of extra skin left over from my massive weight loss to inject the Copaxone with the least amount of pain. That comes in handy. After 3 months of being on Copaxone I experienced my first relapse using that drug and am currently in a relapse now. It seems milder than the relapses I had when I was not taking any of the DMD's, so I am thankful.

I'm wondering if anyone else has had reactions to Copaxone? I have been taking it for over 5 months and one night after taking it in the thigh, I experienced the tightness of the chest, difficulty breathing, and my face turned bright red and felt like it was going to split apart. My DR said to reduce it to 1/2 a shot the next night and I didn't have another problem for 3 more weeks when it happened again. Coincidently, both times it occured when the injection was in the thigh .

Did they tell you that you had optic neuritis? That was my first flair as far as we know. I've had it 3 or 4 times. I don't remember. I went on prednisone a few times and it worked every times. Lately, for the past few months off and on, I've been having jumpy vision. It gives me pretty bad migraines. I get migraines very easily so I'm on daily meds for that as well. It seems to work well but it doesn't stop the things that trigger my migraines.

Hello, I am sorry that I am saying this, I was pre-diagnosed with ms that was recently confirmed not ms. I am sorry that I had the news that most of you reading this will not hear. However I had accepted the diagnosis and was prepared,to move forward with my newly found life. And as a result almost a year of injection copaxone treatment ms that I don't know what to do with. I hate to throw it away but am not sure if I have another choice. Does anyone know of any other options?

Started my Copaxone on May 24 and it was fine and had no pain to speak of injecting.

Hi Ali. I can tell you my experience with Copaxone. I was just diagnosed in Dec of 07. I haven't been on any other MS med. I was put on Copaxone. In those 3 months I struggled with depression, sleeplessness, gained 10 lbs and had terrible dark circles under my eyes. It completely changed my personality. I took myself off it and finally after 2 weeks am starting to feel like myself again and have dropped the weight and the circles under my eyes are gone.

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