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<blockquote data-quote="weeezer" data-source="post: 384863" data-attributes="member: 41342"><p>You'd think that the docs would warn you that steroids & infection pushes bgl up wouldnt you!?</p><p></p><p>I had steroid injections to develop my daughter's lungs at 34 weeks pregnant...my levels shot up and I was bewildered at the time. I had spent much of the pregnancy with tight as possible control and a1c was in the 5s. These levels in the 20s were frightening, and it went on for the whole stay in hosp. By the time my diabetes team got involved I was very worried (for the health of my baby) and they said 'oh yeh, steroids will increase your bgl, you need extra insulin' - total lack of communication! No one thought to tell me! </p><p></p><p>Are you confident to increase & adjust your insulin? For the duration of your steroid use & infection, I would say close monitoring is needed. Or like suggested, lower your carb intake? Do you carb/insulin count? (administer the required amount of insulin for the amount of carbs you intake) or do you have set amounts of both as discussed with dsn? </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from the <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig" target="_blank">Diabetes Forum App</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="weeezer, post: 384863, member: 41342"] You'd think that the docs would warn you that steroids & infection pushes bgl up wouldnt you!? I had steroid injections to develop my daughter's lungs at 34 weeks pregnant...my levels shot up and I was bewildered at the time. I had spent much of the pregnancy with tight as possible control and a1c was in the 5s. These levels in the 20s were frightening, and it went on for the whole stay in hosp. By the time my diabetes team got involved I was very worried (for the health of my baby) and they said 'oh yeh, steroids will increase your bgl, you need extra insulin' - total lack of communication! No one thought to tell me! Are you confident to increase & adjust your insulin? For the duration of your steroid use & infection, I would say close monitoring is needed. Or like suggested, lower your carb intake? Do you carb/insulin count? (administer the required amount of insulin for the amount of carbs you intake) or do you have set amounts of both as discussed with dsn? Sent from the [url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig]Diabetes Forum App[/url] [/QUOTE]
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