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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / March 2008Effect of prednisone on sugar levels of diabetics 2.
How many prednisone users do we have in the sand box? My mom was on a small dose but it seemed to affect her sugar. Her diabetes doctor suggested she go off the prednisone after a couple of weeks of up and down sugar readings, a month or so ago. Her rheumy said it would fine and for her to go ahead and try it. Well after the past weeks, my mom finally said to heck with the sugar readings and went back on her prednisone. We haven't checked her readings yet, but will in about an hour or so. She's been in such pain, so we will see if the prednisone affects the readings. Anybody else gone through this? Any suggestions? Thanks  SignatureNavy Take out the FISH to email me. Prednisone often times, especially if you are diabetic, will shoot your sugar levels way up! I am on 10 mg of pred every day and have been for years, but if I get a cortisone injection, or have to up my dose of pred for any reason, my blood sugar levels take a huge jump up!!! When in the hospital and on IV steroids, by blood sugar levels have gone from say 130 to up as high as 400. Prednisone helps so many things, but also can cause a few issues, and blood sugar levels is definitely one of those things that can be very much effected by the prednisone! Good luck to your mom! . . . . Donna . . . . 1.) ANGELS EXIST, but some times, since they don't all have wings, we call them FRIENDS...... 2.) J.K.M.A. Thanks, Donna. You and Alice have both given us some suggestions to work on. As you may not know, my Mom will be 91 on the 5th of June and is still doing quite well. We alternate weeks of being master chef, and it works out quite well. SignatureNavy Take out the FISH to email me. > > Prednisone often times, especially if you are diabetic, will shoot your [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > 2.) J.K.M.A. > Thanks, Donna. You and Alice have both given us some suggestions to work > on. As you may not know, my Mom will be 91 on the 5th of June and is still > doing quite well. We alternate weeks of being master chef, and it works > out quite well. > Thanks, Donna. You and Alice have both given us some suggestions to work > on. As you may not know, my Mom will be 91 on the 5th of June and is still > doing quite well. We alternate weeks of being master chef, and it works > out quite well. Hi Navy,,,, I wished that I could of helped you more than I did but as usual others have done well. Harv > How many prednisone users do we have in the sand box? My mom was on a > small dose but it seemed to affect her sugar. Her diabetes doctor [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Anybody else gone through this? Any suggestions? > Thanks Hi Navy,,,,, I am having to take 40 mg of pred each day to try to clear up my lungs. I also have type 2. Sugar readings go wayyy up. I take two Glucovance in the morning and two in the evening. I added with my family doctor advice, a shot in the middle of the day of syn. insulin called Lantus and seem to be holding my own with my sugars while trying to clear up my lungs or atleast slow down the advance of fibrosis. I think your mothers RD should be made aware of all the details to your mothers case and expect the doctor to find a way to control her arthritis OR the family doctor to up her type 2 medicine to allow a small daily dose of pred to get her through the day..... In other words the doctors have to talk to each other and make adjustments. Harv > How many prednisone users do we have in the sand box? My mom was on a small > dose but it seemed to affect her sugar. Her diabetes doctor suggested she [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > through this? Any suggestions? > Thanks I'm type 2 diabetic. I've been fortunate to avoid pred for the most part, but even a dose pack (systemic poison ivy) mucked with my sugar levels in two ways. First, it increased my baseline levels a fair amount. Second, it magnified the effects of carbs on my blood sugar. Since it was only a few days, I didn't sweat it too much. If you can, can you get your mother's endo and her RD to talk to each other? If the pred is necessary, it may be possible to modify doses of diabetes meds to compensate, to adjust her diet, or both. But the doctors need to agree. And right now, it seems as if the endo sees her pancreas and the RD sees her joints. Someone needs to see your mom as a whole person. Signature"[xxx] has very definite opinions, and does not suffer fools lightly. This, apparently, upsets the fools." ---BB cuts to the pith of a flame-fest Thanks, Alice, that is a good idea. I'm glad to hear some suggestions of what to do. I will pass your recommendations to my Mom. SignatureNavy Take out the FISH to email me. > >> How many prednisone users do we have in the sand box? My mom was on a [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > pancreas and the RD sees her joints. Someone needs to see your mom as a > whole person. Navy, I don't have diabetes but I know when I am on pred it makes my blood sugars go up high usually. This last time, when they put me on the 20 mg for some reason now it is activating my hypoglycemia and making my blood sugars really drop down too too low. So I know it can really mess with the blood sugars big time. I hope you find something that is workable for your mom. SignatureLove and Hugs to all Jo the squirrely one I am nuts about you. > How many prednisone users do we have in the sand box? My mom was on a > small dose but it seemed to affect her sugar. Her diabetes doctor [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Anybody else gone through this? Any suggestions? > Thanks > How many prednisone users do we have in the sand box? My mom was on a > small dose but it seemed to affect her sugar. Her diabetes doctor [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Anybody else gone through this? Any suggestions? > Thanks If you have been taking prednisone for a long period of time, it can take an incredibly long time to wean off it. Not everyone can. Jo She has been taking it for years, but only a small dosage that most people would say wouldn't work. All I know is she says it does make a difference. So, she didn't have to go through slow weaning when she quit a while back, when the doctor (who is treating her diabetes) wanted to see if the prednisone was causing the erratic results. Mom says, she'd rather die younger from the diabetes than to live like she has the past week or so. Mine is really kicking up, so I know where she is coming from. Thanks for the messages everybody, we really had no idea of how much it would affect her. I remembered some people talking about prednisone and others about diabetes, but wasn't sure if they were both the same people. SignatureNavy Take out the FISH to email me. > >> How many prednisone users do we have in the sand box? My mom was on a [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Jo > She has been taking it for years, but only a small dosage that most people > would say wouldn't work. All I know is she says it does make a [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > would affect her. I remembered some people talking about prednisone and > others about diabetes, but wasn't sure if they were both the same people. That really a shame. And I don't want to contradict her doctors, but.,, A small dose of prednisone may only be replacing what you body has stopped producing on its own. The last slow weaning from 3 mg a day down took me months. If you body has quit producing it, as well it may after several years, its always possible you can't restart it. Its just a little bit so it doesn't matter just isn't the way it works. Jo
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