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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi all. I hope you can give me some advice.
I am 27, T1, diagnosed almost 2 years ago and have very good control. Last a1c was 5.1%. I use Apidra and Lantus and control my diet vey well.
I have recently been diagnosed with mild arthritis and been given prednisolone, a steroid medication. I am taking 30mg per day and am on a weeks trial which started yesterday. I noticed about 8 hours after taking them my blood glucose increased from 5.0mmol to 10.0mmol in a short period of time, something very unusual for me. Knowing how I react to my insulin I took 2u correction, had no food to see how it responds and 2 hours later it had decreased to. 8.8mmol, again, something very unusual for me as I would expect it to be about 5.0 afterwards.
I understand this medication can increase glucose levels but since I have no experience of taking it wondered if there was any advice someone could give me about changing doses or best times of day to take it.
Thanks in advance!
I am 27, T1, diagnosed almost 2 years ago and have very good control. Last a1c was 5.1%. I use Apidra and Lantus and control my diet vey well.
I have recently been diagnosed with mild arthritis and been given prednisolone, a steroid medication. I am taking 30mg per day and am on a weeks trial which started yesterday. I noticed about 8 hours after taking them my blood glucose increased from 5.0mmol to 10.0mmol in a short period of time, something very unusual for me. Knowing how I react to my insulin I took 2u correction, had no food to see how it responds and 2 hours later it had decreased to. 8.8mmol, again, something very unusual for me as I would expect it to be about 5.0 afterwards.
I understand this medication can increase glucose levels but since I have no experience of taking it wondered if there was any advice someone could give me about changing doses or best times of day to take it.
Thanks in advance!