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<blockquote data-quote="CarbsRok" data-source="post: 534106" data-attributes="member: 14029"><p>Steroids do play havoc on your Blood sugar.</p><p>Hence why you need to make sure your basal will deliver at least 3 times the amount you would normally need. You will also need to do corrections.</p><p>A sliding scale is not needed at the same time and could be very dangerous.</p><p></p><p>As I said in a previous post I had an emergency admission where over a 24 hour period I had 500mg steroids pumped into me IV. This was needed for what is known as an Addison's crisis. I had also been given 200mg whilst at home and on route via blue lights to the hospital.</p><p>All that was managed with just using my pump.</p><p>Take plenty of test strips with you and monitor every hour so you can adjust your basal as needed oh and take plenty of hypo treatment just incase. of a sudden drop.</p><p>You will be fine <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CarbsRok, post: 534106, member: 14029"] Steroids do play havoc on your Blood sugar. Hence why you need to make sure your basal will deliver at least 3 times the amount you would normally need. You will also need to do corrections. A sliding scale is not needed at the same time and could be very dangerous. As I said in a previous post I had an emergency admission where over a 24 hour period I had 500mg steroids pumped into me IV. This was needed for what is known as an Addison's crisis. I had also been given 200mg whilst at home and on route via blue lights to the hospital. All that was managed with just using my pump. Take plenty of test strips with you and monitor every hour so you can adjust your basal as needed oh and take plenty of hypo treatment just incase. of a sudden drop. You will be fine :) [/QUOTE]
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