Thanks for the tag
@jjraak
Diabetes is more likely to be induced if you have been on high dose for 3 months or more but it can in some cases say if you had an underlying susceptibility happen in a shorter time depends on the individual I was on 40 and above mg per day for several years.
Once you have stopped taking them normally the diabetes will go away but if you had an underlying susceptibility for instance there are instances when it can become permanent but that does not happen often and if it does you should be able to manage it with diet or some meds so I would not be too scared about it when you come off the preds as you have the effects don't just disappear overnight it may take a while for you to get back to normal if however the preds have just unmasked what was already there then you may have to deal with it.
If your old practice had had no reason to test for diabetes and you were not reporting symptoms then it could easily have been missed.
My old practice even though I was reporting symptoms and my neurologist had informed them of my raised HbA1c refused to acknowledge my diabetes for about two years then my new doctors surgery diagnosed me as soon as I registered with them.
I wish you well and hope your nurse will be able to reassure you that your diabetes is temporary and that it will subside.
Bye the way I am still taking preds and manage low blood sugars even so, so things are not that desperate.[/Q
Thanks for dropping me a line! That's very interesting as I was on a high level of pred for 3/4 months, so it's definitely something I'm going to mention when the clinic get back to me (assuming today). Ahh now I've read that when you stop taking them it will go away, which means almost certainly it won't be this for me, which is a bit of a relief as I hoping to be dealing with t2 as this is the easiest to solve by diet I'm guessing, so your info is very handy to know. From what i've been reading lots of people came across the diabetes by accident, rather than going in specifically with the symptons in mind. Good to hear you're coping too! Thank you
Thanks for message, much to consider here, especially as I was on high dosage of pred for 3-4 months and am certainly going to mention it to the