Hi, my names Rachel. I was diagnosed with T1 Easter of 09 so I haven't even had diabetes for a year yet. (I already hate it !!)
But i've been having headaches almost every day or every other day for over a month now and I was wondering if it has any relation to having diabetes. My blood sugars are controlled and are never too low or too high when I have these headaches. I've been put on migraine meds and every motrin, ibprophen.. etc and nothing works !!
Does anyone else have this problem or should I go to the docotors again?
i suppose it's always possible, if you are consistently not getting enough liquids.
i rarely get headaches, so i always know something's wrong when i get them. i never take meds for them unless they're terrible. then i'll usually pop 2 aleve and try to lay down, or just close my eyes for a bit.
for some, i've heard if they have an MSG allergy it results in a headache. i've only known 1 person who had that, but i suppose that's always a possibility too. i don't know much about headaches, so i would guess if you've tried various remedies and still can't figure it out, you might have to take it back to your doctor.
Hmmm well I'm out of ideas. Helpful, I know. You might just be prone to them. My sister has that problem and takes two meds for them. One for the prevention and one in case she develops a bad headache or migraine. I wouldn't think that diabetes is related to them if you say that your blood sugar has been within the normal range when you experience them. However, I could be wrong. Maybe a trip to the neurologist would help.
This might sound silly, but have you had an eye exam lately? I had headaches all the time before I started wearing glasses (8-9 years ago) and when my head hurts a lot it sometimes indicates that I need a new glasses/contacts prescription. Just a thought.
I get headaches from time to time. They are not debilitating, but they are annoying. I've been T1 for 10 years so when I first noticed the headaches I had my eyes checked. I know blood sugar levels (high) can affect your eyesight. Even if your levels are fine now, it could be residual issues from when you were undiagnosed. I had to wear glasses for the first 6 months I had diabetes because my eyes and head hurt but after that, I didn't need them anymore.
Now I think my headaches are a combination of dehydration and tension (I had long had issues with tension in my back, neck and jaw). I take 2 Excedrin Tension Headache medicine and drink lots of water and they usually go away that day. Sometimes taking a nap (ie relaxing) helps too.
Like you, I have no way of knowing if my headaches are related to my diabetes or not. I don't remember getting them pre diabetes, but it's also hard to remember something as mundane as a headache from more than 10 years ago!!
Thank you guys ! Its awesome to come back to the site and see people care to give me ideas =]
I actually had an eye exam last week and i do need glasses for distance so it might be headaches from eye strain or something (thats what my mom thinks).. So once I get the glasses and wear them for TV, computer and class maybe I will see improvement in how I feel.
Once again, thank you ! And after I get the glasses I will update !
I get headaches for the rest of the day after a really bad low, but I doubt that is a cause for frequent ones! I also get bad sinus headaches from allergies. Do you have allergies?
I second the idea of excedrin migraine (my husband uses it for migraines, and it works so well, he doesn't need a prescription) and a visit to a neurologist if your primary care is out of ideas.
I went to a pediatric neurology conference last year for work, and the presenter said not to use over the counter pain killers more than 2 or 3 (sorry, I forgot the number) times a week or it causes rebound headaches when you skip them one day.