Type 2 Steroids!

Hi all, I've just started a course of steroids for a lung condition. I'm aware that they are liable to put blood sugar up so am monitoring carefully. After my first dose yesterday my BG did go up and down a bit throughout the day but not alarmingly so, however, I was awake from around 5am this morning feeling shaky and twitchy, found my BG had dropped quite low (for me anyway). Has anyone else experienced this? Any suggestions to try and avoid it happening again? Feeling really grotty today....

Thanks for your reply Sugar, it is the low this morning that is confusing me. Did your BG levels gradually rise over the first 2 weeks? I was hoping it wouldn't!

david6026 said:

Iv just been put on steroids today for chronic urticaria ( hives ) previously hospitalised for anafalatic Shock twice is last 4 weeks they don't know what is causing this but they said steroids will hopefully clear it but will have my bloods running high any one else ever had this experience ?

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Hi David, sorry to hear this. As I understand it, steroids will almost certainly put your blood glucose up, but hopefully if like me you're just on a short course, it won't do too much long term damage. Doc just said to me to monitor closely and if my levels go up beyond 15 to stop the steroids.