Type II Diabetes & Lidocaine Injections

[Viki1]

Hi, I am a 50 year old female with fibromyalgia, depression, irritable bowel, chronic bladder problems, possible neuropathy.  I weight 152 lbs and have gained approx. 10-15 lbs over the past year which I thought was due to the Lyrica that my doctor put me on for the nerve pain.  I also have been having lidocaine injections monthly for the past year and quarterly I have it done intraveously for fibromyalgia.  My blood sugar levels have always been normal up until I started with the lidocaine injections, since then it has been steadily increasing.  Last fall it was 4.4, then in the spring 4.8 and now it is 5.4 - My family physician says it is my choice whether to start on Metformin now or wait until it reaches 5.8  I read somewhere on the internet that lidocaine can affect your blood sugar levels.  Can anyone confirm this for me?  Thanks

[wendilinc]

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[Viki1]

Sorry it took me so long to read your comment.  I have been really ill with bladder problems, in Emerg, with a catheter, etc.  I am 99% sure there is no steroid with the lidocaine, my doctor never mentioned that but I will check with her.

[Anita Ramsetty, MD]

Hi,
There is some information on the web about lidocaine transiently raising blood sugars but I did not find anything discussing a sustained rise. If you are also getting any steroid with the lidocaine, that is more likely the culprit.