Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Install the app
Install
Reply to Thread
Guest, we'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the
Diabetes Forum Survey 2024 »
Home
Forums
Diabetes Discussion
Type 2 Diabetes
Prednisolone and its immediate impact on blood sugars
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Sid Bonkers" data-source="post: 1429302" data-attributes="member: 19121"><p>Hi pleinster, like you I have (SID) steroid induced diabetes, of that they is no doubt as I was taking prednisolone for 3 years in total and diagnosed T2 after 2 years!</p><p></p><p>I had suffered respiratory failure which happened 3 times over 4 months, basically ever time I stopped taking prednisolone I was having another attack and it was thought that my adrenal glands had stopped producing cortisol due to the pred providing my needs, anyway after the last attack I was so bad that I was admitted to intensive care where I was intubated for 6 days whilst being fed huge doses of IV antibiotics and 300mg of prednisolone a day also intravenously! After bringing me out of the induced coma they slowly reduced my pred down to 10mg a day where they kept it even after I left the hospital as they feared a relapse. </p><p></p><p>I was prescribed MDI insulin treatment at diagnosis of my T2 and that helped me enormously to control my bg levels pretty quickly, in fact without insulin I dont think I could have controlled it at all as I was still taking 10mg of pred a day. After about 12 months and having lost 4 stone in weight I managed to wean myself off both insulin and prednisolone and touch wood I have not had to take it again since.</p><p></p><p>So again like you I truly believe that without prednisolone I wouldnt be here so I cant really complain about having T2 diabetes which I thankfully have under good control at present. So yes its a double edged sword, both life saving but also a serious cause of insulin resistance which leads to T2 diabetes.</p><p></p><p>Would I take it again? Yes, if I had to as a live saving measure but I would ask to be put back on MDI insulin along with it so that I could keep my bg levels stable whilst using it again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sid Bonkers, post: 1429302, member: 19121"] Hi pleinster, like you I have (SID) steroid induced diabetes, of that they is no doubt as I was taking prednisolone for 3 years in total and diagnosed T2 after 2 years! I had suffered respiratory failure which happened 3 times over 4 months, basically ever time I stopped taking prednisolone I was having another attack and it was thought that my adrenal glands had stopped producing cortisol due to the pred providing my needs, anyway after the last attack I was so bad that I was admitted to intensive care where I was intubated for 6 days whilst being fed huge doses of IV antibiotics and 300mg of prednisolone a day also intravenously! After bringing me out of the induced coma they slowly reduced my pred down to 10mg a day where they kept it even after I left the hospital as they feared a relapse. I was prescribed MDI insulin treatment at diagnosis of my T2 and that helped me enormously to control my bg levels pretty quickly, in fact without insulin I dont think I could have controlled it at all as I was still taking 10mg of pred a day. After about 12 months and having lost 4 stone in weight I managed to wean myself off both insulin and prednisolone and touch wood I have not had to take it again since. So again like you I truly believe that without prednisolone I wouldnt be here so I cant really complain about having T2 diabetes which I thankfully have under good control at present. So yes its a double edged sword, both life saving but also a serious cause of insulin resistance which leads to T2 diabetes. Would I take it again? Yes, if I had to as a live saving measure but I would ask to be put back on MDI insulin along with it so that I could keep my bg levels stable whilst using it again. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post Reply
Home
Forums
Diabetes Discussion
Type 2 Diabetes
Prednisolone and its immediate impact on blood sugars
Top
Bottom
Find support, ask questions and share your experiences. Ad free.
Join the community »
This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn More.…