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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gillytee31" data-source="post: 2417969" data-attributes="member: 52293"><p>I have often wondered if I have drug induced diabetes. I never had problems with my HbA1c until I was diagnosed with an eye condition called uveitis in 2006. At first I only had steroid when I had a flare up but in 2008 I was put on them permanently until 2019. I was not diagnosed with diabetes until I had been permanently on steroids for 4 years. My diabetes gradually got worse even though I had definitely adjusted my diet and I was put on insulin in 2015. In June 2019 I was taken off steroids and by December 2019 my HbA1c had gone down to 22 so I was taken off all diabetes medication. Because of the pandemic and me being hoysebound, my HbA1c was then not checked till last Friday when it was 46 and I have to speak to the diabetic nurse soon. Quite clearly my developing diabetes initially was to do with steroids, but it isn't  now, so I am going to have to work out how best to keep it under control. I am now on 4 x 500g metformin per day as in January my blood sugars started going up again possibly because I was put on amitryptiline because of restless legs syndrome in December.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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