Thanks @Odin004, yes I always try to adjust carbs in periods of high BG. I felt I did exhaust all other medication including 4 antihistimines a day and steroid creams but it just seems to be on the march! I started this morning and have tested vigorously and haven't actually had much rise yet, but day one! As for a specialist, the waiting list for a referral is 16weeks here and my G.P was worried that it was starting to look infected so I felt I had no choice but actually the itching is calming alreadyMy pleasure @NinaB73, and I completely understand - it's the sort of thing that can completely stop you from thinking about or doing anything else! I just worry sometimes that steroids seem to be the first line treatment, when other treatments may be available, hence my suggestion to see a specialist. If you're going to take the steroids, then it may also be worth considering going on a low carb diet while you do so, just until you know how your insulin requirements have changed, and to limit the amount of insulin in your system. Whatever you decide, I hope you feel better soon!
Thanks @catapillar, wish I'd read your post earlier! took a couple of extra units with breakfast and promptly crashed! Not too much of a rise so far and feeling slightly better for it so I'm hoping the steroids will sort the problem now! Thank you for your reply it has been reassuring!Steroids can, and do, raise blood sugar and cause a bit of insulin resistance. But I don't think there's a strict rule of how much (or indeed whether) a steroid dosage will increase your insulin requirements - that's going to vary on the individual. Just just go cautious, I wouldn't leap straight in with a 100% increase in insulin dosage in anticipation of an increase in requirements before you actually know if that's going to kick in. Test a lot and adjust as you go. Sorry, it doesn't help a lot with the being prepared aim. Good luck with it, hope it sorts out the allergy.
@Odin004 steroids don't leave people with type 1 diabetes. There is steroid induced type 2. But type 1 is caused by autoimmune attack. If you have autoimmune type 1 it could be that the illness requiring steroid treatment was the trigger for your immune system to start attacking healthy cells. Or it could be that your pancreas was already on the way out following an immune attack (I think it's something like 80% of your beta cells need to have been killed off before you start having diminishing insulin production) when you commenced steroids and that shone a light on it to allow for diagnosis. If you have type 1 you'd still have type 1 whether or not you took steroids.
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