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I have been reading this forum now for a few days and have I think learnt loads, but I am still unable to wrap my head around several things.
I think (not confirmed) I am on my way to developing steroid induced diabetes. 13th of this month I was put on 60mg daily (12 x 5mg all in one go) for suspected giant cell arteritis, they have worked at relieving the symptoms and what I am about to say, please don't think I am poking fun, I am not, it is because of what I am about to say that convinces me that it is the steroids that are responsible, for one I have never been so cheerful for quite some time, almost drunk but with a lot more socialbility to my demeanor, I am enjoying doing things much more than before, I went for an ultra sound head scan and it felt like a day out at Alton Towers, though later it hurt like no tomorrow around my temple, but my mood was and still is one of a euphoric nature. It was because of this unexpected but not unwelcome sense of sheer joy that I noticed that I may be having what folk here call spikes. When I went to the hospital for the brain scan, I was very hungry and shop just down the road I bought a box of 6 coconut chocolate things and ate half, went into the hospital, and when I went into the ultasound room and met the drs and nurses it was like the doctor scene from the film Spies like us, I was shaking everyones hand, very pleased to be there very interestested and fascniated by the whole event.. so I hope this gives some insight to where my mental state is as I am still feeling very cheerful and energy levels are like nothing I have seen since my teens.
Because of this sudden change I got myself a Kinetik bg-710 meter, because of the suspected arteritis I changed diet last Thursday (head scan was on the previous Tues) to a low carb one, my meter arrived yesterday 26th May and my first reading was 4 hours after eating a keto breakfast, zero carbs, that reading was 9.3 and the HCT was 36. tested again 2pm and I had not eaten a thing, only drank a good few cups of coffee and I had switched to ALDI STEVIA sweetner tabs some years ago, ( I have read all about them here, gosh!) and my reading went up to 10.3 and the HCT 30, never ate anything and tested an hour before evening meal and it was 7.8 with a HCT of 19, had cheeseburgeer (in bun) and chips with a bit of ketchup and took reading 2 hours later which was 9.8 with HCT 40.. very last one was at 11.30pm bedtime and was 7.2 and HCT 27.
Sorry to go on like this, but my fasting rate this morning (Sunday 26th May) at 6.15am was I believe very good, 5.5 and HCT of 33.. had a full organic zero carb breakfast, bacon eggs and my own flaxseed bread had that at 7am tested myself at 9am and it came out at 6.7 with a HCT of 28.. I thought maybe I was wrong about the steroid inducing diabetes, then I tested just after midday, no food since breakfast just a few cups of coffee NO STEVIA/DEXTROSE and my reading was 10.8 with a HCT of 27.. it settled later with the reading and shall not bore you all with the details.. but it is the spikes from the steroids I am sure and the adivse I need do i taper down my dose a bit? wont see a dr till Tues at the earliest and don't know whether to just take my chances, as even though my mood is has been elevated to high heavens, the medication inside my mind is telling me it is causing diabetes type symptoms and stuck between a rock and hard place and know that I really should not be enjoying how I am feeling, my normal demeanour is not quite church mouse but I do tend to be quite shy in most situations and now I feel that donkeys who are fond of their hind legs are very much in danger.
Thank you very much to those who have laboured through this, I can't wrap my head around the HCT part of my readings, I have read about it so many times my head just spins, for whatever reason I cant find and explanation to what it means regarding my results and I really best shut up now and try and save a few back legs.
Many thanks in advance to all messages and advice.
BCC x
I think (not confirmed) I am on my way to developing steroid induced diabetes. 13th of this month I was put on 60mg daily (12 x 5mg all in one go) for suspected giant cell arteritis, they have worked at relieving the symptoms and what I am about to say, please don't think I am poking fun, I am not, it is because of what I am about to say that convinces me that it is the steroids that are responsible, for one I have never been so cheerful for quite some time, almost drunk but with a lot more socialbility to my demeanor, I am enjoying doing things much more than before, I went for an ultra sound head scan and it felt like a day out at Alton Towers, though later it hurt like no tomorrow around my temple, but my mood was and still is one of a euphoric nature. It was because of this unexpected but not unwelcome sense of sheer joy that I noticed that I may be having what folk here call spikes. When I went to the hospital for the brain scan, I was very hungry and shop just down the road I bought a box of 6 coconut chocolate things and ate half, went into the hospital, and when I went into the ultasound room and met the drs and nurses it was like the doctor scene from the film Spies like us, I was shaking everyones hand, very pleased to be there very interestested and fascniated by the whole event.. so I hope this gives some insight to where my mental state is as I am still feeling very cheerful and energy levels are like nothing I have seen since my teens.
Because of this sudden change I got myself a Kinetik bg-710 meter, because of the suspected arteritis I changed diet last Thursday (head scan was on the previous Tues) to a low carb one, my meter arrived yesterday 26th May and my first reading was 4 hours after eating a keto breakfast, zero carbs, that reading was 9.3 and the HCT was 36. tested again 2pm and I had not eaten a thing, only drank a good few cups of coffee and I had switched to ALDI STEVIA sweetner tabs some years ago, ( I have read all about them here, gosh!) and my reading went up to 10.3 and the HCT 30, never ate anything and tested an hour before evening meal and it was 7.8 with a HCT of 19, had cheeseburgeer (in bun) and chips with a bit of ketchup and took reading 2 hours later which was 9.8 with HCT 40.. very last one was at 11.30pm bedtime and was 7.2 and HCT 27.
Sorry to go on like this, but my fasting rate this morning (Sunday 26th May) at 6.15am was I believe very good, 5.5 and HCT of 33.. had a full organic zero carb breakfast, bacon eggs and my own flaxseed bread had that at 7am tested myself at 9am and it came out at 6.7 with a HCT of 28.. I thought maybe I was wrong about the steroid inducing diabetes, then I tested just after midday, no food since breakfast just a few cups of coffee NO STEVIA/DEXTROSE and my reading was 10.8 with a HCT of 27.. it settled later with the reading and shall not bore you all with the details.. but it is the spikes from the steroids I am sure and the adivse I need do i taper down my dose a bit? wont see a dr till Tues at the earliest and don't know whether to just take my chances, as even though my mood is has been elevated to high heavens, the medication inside my mind is telling me it is causing diabetes type symptoms and stuck between a rock and hard place and know that I really should not be enjoying how I am feeling, my normal demeanour is not quite church mouse but I do tend to be quite shy in most situations and now I feel that donkeys who are fond of their hind legs are very much in danger.
Thank you very much to those who have laboured through this, I can't wrap my head around the HCT part of my readings, I have read about it so many times my head just spins, for whatever reason I cant find and explanation to what it means regarding my results and I really best shut up now and try and save a few back legs.
Many thanks in advance to all messages and advice.
BCC x
