steroids and antibiotics

Hi folks

I was put on steroids and antibotics yesterday afternoon for chest infection do these have an effect on bg readings today they seem high for what ive eaten this morning

waking bg 4.9

+ 1.30hrs breakfast time 5.5 then 3 slices of burgan toast with cheese and marmite not together tho lol
+2.30hrs 8.2
+2hrs 9.6
+2hrs 8.3
this seems little high today as all ive had is breakfast and black coffee with hermetas sweetner and two pints of robinsons sugar free squash my avg for week since yesterday morning according to app is 6.56mmol/l

Thanks :wave:

xAoifex said:

That'll be the steroids! They will increase you blood glucose, but it'll correct when you finish the course. Also, if you have an infection that can push sugars up as well. Exceedingly unlikely (imo) to be the antibiotics. If you take insulin an increase in basal can help counteract the steroid rise, if you don't I guess you have to ride it out.

Hope you feel better soon

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Hi xAoifex

Thanks for info i will increase my basal tonite just checked again 7.1 thats holding high today but not to concerned its lot better than 3 weeks ago 33 or higher according my meter HBA1C 83 :crazy: ill check my carbs tonight aswell :wave:

xAoifex said:

Always a good idea to follow "sick day rules" when feeling unwell, as a rule you become more insulin resistant when ill, this link explains it well if you are unsure http://www.diabetes-support.org.uk/info/?page_id=141

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Thanks again xAoifex

That was very good information i had a good read of the sick day rules and other pages and increased my boulas injection hopefully i can keep my levels down i so desperatly want my next two month Hba1c down so i can hopefully get of insulin again just my luck for my astmah to play up and get chest infection :sick:

The steroids have realy pushed my levels up today 12.1

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