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<blockquote data-quote="JudiP" data-source="post: 2152136" data-attributes="member: 181889"><p>I have always considered my Diabetes was steroid induced because I diagnosed it myself after being on a long term dose of steroids for asthma. The diagnoses was confirmed by my doctor. My mother had developed diabetes at a similar age (mid fifties), we had both been on a long term steroid programme in previous years and there was no known case of diabetes in previous generations. I find that when I have to go on a crash course of steroids following recurrent bouts of bronchial asthma, my glucose levels go sky high and I have to compensate by taking much higher levels of insulin. I am able to bring the insulin doses down as my steroids are reduced but I have been diabetic now for some 20 years and on insulin for about ten years. Low carb dieting no doubt helps to bring down my Hba1c but I doubt if I will ever be able to come off insulin. Steroids are powerful as well as being dangerous drugs but I have a healthy respect for them because they saved my life in my twenties when I extremely ill with bronchitis. I don’t think enough notice is taken by the medical profession in relation to steroids causing diabetes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JudiP, post: 2152136, member: 181889"] I have always considered my Diabetes was steroid induced because I diagnosed it myself after being on a long term dose of steroids for asthma. The diagnoses was confirmed by my doctor. My mother had developed diabetes at a similar age (mid fifties), we had both been on a long term steroid programme in previous years and there was no known case of diabetes in previous generations. I find that when I have to go on a crash course of steroids following recurrent bouts of bronchial asthma, my glucose levels go sky high and I have to compensate by taking much higher levels of insulin. I am able to bring the insulin doses down as my steroids are reduced but I have been diabetic now for some 20 years and on insulin for about ten years. Low carb dieting no doubt helps to bring down my Hba1c but I doubt if I will ever be able to come off insulin. Steroids are powerful as well as being dangerous drugs but I have a healthy respect for them because they saved my life in my twenties when I extremely ill with bronchitis. I don’t think enough notice is taken by the medical profession in relation to steroids causing diabetes. [/QUOTE]
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