Ofsted wrote in message ...

  Type 2 diabetes is a disease marked by abnormally high Insulin Resistance
in most folks,  and a substantial amount of dead beta cells.
The effect of prednisolone will depend on how high your Insulin Resistance
actually is,  and how many live beta cells you actually have left.    That's
a balance which is almost impossible to predict.

The prednisolone will induce your liver to start manufacturing glucose and
releasing it into your blood.  That means your bG can skyrocket even though
you don't eat any carbs at all.  How high it will go and how many carbs can
you eat are questions you answer by trial and error.  You might have enough
beta cells left to handle the prednisolone or your sugars may go through the
roof.   If your bG goes too high,  you will need insulin injections to
control it.

BTW,  the better docs are now saying that the first med for a T2 ought to be
metformin.   It protects beta cells,  offers protection against the very
high tendency for T2 to suffer premature heart attack,  and,  btw, helps
with blood sugar.

Regards
 Old Al

This will vary depending on your level of insulin resistance and
pancreatic sufficiency (and medications).

You are welcome, David :-)

I personally invite you and all other ASD participants to an on-line
chat where one of the topics covered will be diabetes:

http://www.OurMableton.net/ParadiseChat

Hope to see you in Paradise this Thursday from 6-7 pm EST :-)


In Christ's love and service now and forevermore,

Andrew

--
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist

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