Hay fever - BG's gone high

I'm not keen on the cetirizine to be honest - BG's weren't affected at all but I wasn't keen on being drowsy - cetainly wouldnt work if I was at work. Its a mystery then re: Loratadine - I checked several websites and it said it caused insulin resistance - maybe I'm just 1 of the unlucky ones but it definitely affected my BG's.
I'll have to try several antihistimines to find the right one I guess.

Hello, I know that I'm probably going to sound like a hippy but have you tried nettle tea for your hayfever? I find it works better for me than the Piriton that I used to take and it doesn't affect my blood sugars at all. I have a mug of it every day in Spring and Summer and I haven't had any symptoms at all so far (I must admit that I disguise the taste of the tea by adding some sugar free diluting juice as its a bit 'grassy' for my taste!). You can get it in most supermarkets as well as health food shops and it might just be worth a try.

Hi Heather,

My best mate is heavily into herbal treatments so if I mentioned the nettle tea - there would be a lot of approval :-) Thats a great idea - will look into it - where d'you get the sugar diluting liquid? The grassy flavour sounds a bit nasty as I know grass pollen is the reason why I get the hayfever.

Cheers again.

Hi, I just add any 'no added sugar' diluting juice to the tea (just now I am using 'Ribena Really Light') to disguise the taste. Diluting orange or barley waters etc. will all help to make the tea easier to take- it is not a strong taste but I think the aftertaste is a bit like I've been chewing grass which is really not that pleasant!I hope it works for you.

mmmmm..............scrumptious.......

Hi again,

I've tried a couple of different teas - lemon & ginger - fine for a few days but the aftertaste of ginger was awful so moved onto a spearmint/nettle tea from Twinings and the flavour was really bad. Have still kept the box of teas so I may return to the teas as a last last resort.

But I was recommended a gadget called Sneezer Beam by a work colleague - I've bought it and have been using this since Sunday first thing. However I have noticed since using this Sneezer Beam that my BG's have gone up rapidly. I've been looking on the box and the website and there's nothing about being unsuitable for diabetics. The gadget uses narrow dual wavelengths. I dont understand why my BG's have gone up???? I'm now not sure whether to keep using this gadget or not.

Can anyone advise?

Many Thanks.

You can take antihistamine medication which contain low lactose. Because antihistamine used for treating hives. Cetirizine is an antihistamine medication prescribed to provide relief from allergic symptoms and works by blocking the effects of histamine that causes allergy symptoms.