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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 1985911" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>Don't bin that stuff! You'll have higher numbers for a few days. That's it. It'll come down again when the infection clears, as between the prednisolone AND the infection your numbers rise. Right now you have an infection that needs treatment, and the last thing you want is it getting out of hand. That'd only make it so much worse... For both your breathing and your bloodsugars. Just stick with the medication, keep an eye on your bloodsugars, and if they're consistantly high (and I mean above 10, never dropping lower), get in touch with your GP. </p><p></p><p>I hope you'll feel better soon. Oh, and finish the entire treatment, you may be a-symptomatic after a few days, but when you stop early it'll flare back up again. Back to square one and all. Don't want that to happen either. </p><p></p><p>Sometimes, it's all about priorities. An inflammation in my shoulder was making it painful to breathe, I was crying, the pain I was in with every single breath. So yeah, the steroid shot made my bloodsugars rise for a few days... But the pain went away and things healed. Sometimes you have to take the long view. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 1985911, member: 401801"] Don't bin that stuff! You'll have higher numbers for a few days. That's it. It'll come down again when the infection clears, as between the prednisolone AND the infection your numbers rise. Right now you have an infection that needs treatment, and the last thing you want is it getting out of hand. That'd only make it so much worse... For both your breathing and your bloodsugars. Just stick with the medication, keep an eye on your bloodsugars, and if they're consistantly high (and I mean above 10, never dropping lower), get in touch with your GP. I hope you'll feel better soon. Oh, and finish the entire treatment, you may be a-symptomatic after a few days, but when you stop early it'll flare back up again. Back to square one and all. Don't want that to happen either. Sometimes, it's all about priorities. An inflammation in my shoulder was making it painful to breathe, I was crying, the pain I was in with every single breath. So yeah, the steroid shot made my bloodsugars rise for a few days... But the pain went away and things healed. Sometimes you have to take the long view. ;) [/QUOTE]
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