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- Type of diabetes
- Other
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Hello.
I have been on high-dose prednisone since march for my multi-organ sarcoidosis. I have not been diagnosed with diabetes prior to my steroid treatment. I have checked my fasting glucose regularly 2-3 times a year (it was always in the range of 80-90 mg/dl) because I have hisory of family diabetes and I am abit overweight. Since I started taking prednisone I have seen increases in fasting glucose of 115-125 mg/dl. One day in June (3 months on steroids) I even had 177 mg/dl. My doctor send me to Hb1ac - 7,5%. I was told steroids increase glucose and I need to adjust my diet. After week fasting glucose was 77 mg/dl. Time went on. Since September i started to have blurry vision, eye pain and was very thirsty.
I checked my fasting glucose and Hb1ac - 299 mg/dl and 11,2% respectively
I went to diabetician. He diagnosed it for now as steroid-induced diabetes. I was prescribed an insulin. Within three days my fasting glucose dropped from 299 mg/dl to 86 mg/dl and my daily measurments dropped from 300-500 mg/dl range to 100-180 mg/dl.
I am wondering if someone have a history with this kind of diabetes? Is it reversable? Or those kind of glucose levels suggest that I have developed permanent diabetes (1? 2? LADA) I am now beginning to taper prednisone. I am hoping this will go away. is this even possible?
I have been on high-dose prednisone since march for my multi-organ sarcoidosis. I have not been diagnosed with diabetes prior to my steroid treatment. I have checked my fasting glucose regularly 2-3 times a year (it was always in the range of 80-90 mg/dl) because I have hisory of family diabetes and I am abit overweight. Since I started taking prednisone I have seen increases in fasting glucose of 115-125 mg/dl. One day in June (3 months on steroids) I even had 177 mg/dl. My doctor send me to Hb1ac - 7,5%. I was told steroids increase glucose and I need to adjust my diet. After week fasting glucose was 77 mg/dl. Time went on. Since September i started to have blurry vision, eye pain and was very thirsty.
I checked my fasting glucose and Hb1ac - 299 mg/dl and 11,2% respectively
I went to diabetician. He diagnosed it for now as steroid-induced diabetes. I was prescribed an insulin. Within three days my fasting glucose dropped from 299 mg/dl to 86 mg/dl and my daily measurments dropped from 300-500 mg/dl range to 100-180 mg/dl.
I am wondering if someone have a history with this kind of diabetes? Is it reversable? Or those kind of glucose levels suggest that I have developed permanent diabetes (1? 2? LADA) I am now beginning to taper prednisone. I am hoping this will go away. is this even possible?