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<blockquote data-quote="Dizzydog" data-source="post: 926427" data-attributes="member: 169322"><p>Thanks - the only thing I would add from my own experience & I can't speak for everyone but steroids can produce quite a distinct effect/ pattern in blood sugars that is slightly different & not all medical professionals are used to dealing with it. For example with my consultants help we worked out I needed to take my basal insulin in the morning and not the evening that is usual (steroids raise blood sugars through the day from around mid-morning & then can drop quite significantly over night so much higher hypo risk overnight) I also have a much higher insulin to carb ratio at lunch as the steroids kick in & then much lower in the morning/ evening. </p><p></p><p>Trial and error & ive had nearly every side effect from steroids but once my diabetes consultant got past I wouldn't ever likely be able to stop them & needed them to breathe (helps that he saw a very bad patch) we started getting along much better <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dizzydog, post: 926427, member: 169322"] Thanks - the only thing I would add from my own experience & I can't speak for everyone but steroids can produce quite a distinct effect/ pattern in blood sugars that is slightly different & not all medical professionals are used to dealing with it. For example with my consultants help we worked out I needed to take my basal insulin in the morning and not the evening that is usual (steroids raise blood sugars through the day from around mid-morning & then can drop quite significantly over night so much higher hypo risk overnight) I also have a much higher insulin to carb ratio at lunch as the steroids kick in & then much lower in the morning/ evening. Trial and error & ive had nearly every side effect from steroids but once my diabetes consultant got past I wouldn't ever likely be able to stop them & needed them to breathe (helps that he saw a very bad patch) we started getting along much better :-) [/QUOTE]
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