Re: emily - prednisone question

[Guest guest]

I have been on prednisone full time for over a year. At first they

would just give me bursts of it periodically, but then they found that I

needed to be on it full time. My lung function is just too low to go

without it. When I try to taper I have a severe flare so they are just

keeping me where I am. It is not too uncommon to develop type 2 diabetes

from prednisone. It raises a persons blood sugar and if it is prolonged

long enough, eventually it becomes diabetes. My endocrinologist has told

me that if I can get off prednisone there is a slight chance that it

will go away, but most likely I will have it the rest of my life.I think

that orapred is similar to prednisone. Any oral corticosteroid can do

it. That is why drs. hesitate to use it for a prolonged period. There

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I didn't know that this. This could be why I'm having sugar problems

now. I ask my doc about having sugar problems and she just said few

more tests but I can feel my head spinning whenever have any sugar,

fruit or carbs like pasta or white bread. I wonder why they don't tell

you when they're putting you on these now I ggotta deal with diabetes

and there's nothing I can do about it cause it ain't much a choice

diabetes or asthma attacks mine are somewhere around 30 a day without

medication.

HUGS!!!

Qweenie Marie

mother of Tomas-spinal bifida, hydrophaleus, sciolosis,

moderate right ear deafness, epilepsy (Tonic-clonic, absence, complex

partial, simple partial, atonic, myoclonic), left-field blindness,

tethered cord, allergies, ezema, lazy eye, developmentally delayed,

moderate GERD, CP, left kidney blockage, tight heel cords, sinus

arythmia

Anastasia-ezema, allergies, nosebleeds

-mild mental disability(MMD),ezema, allergies, asthma

A woman wrote a check at a department store.

I'll have to ask you to identify yourself, the clerk said.

The customer took a small mirror from her handbag, looked into it keenly

and pronounced, Yes. That's definitely me.

[Guest guest]

I agree that it is frustrating that Drs. don't tell people all of the side effects. Especially serious ones that are fairly common. It does say on the prescription insert that prednisone raises sugar levels, but other than that I have found all of the information on my own. I thought it was bad enough having severe asthma, but now I have to be super careful becuase I have uncontrolled diabetes as well. I am hoping that one or both of these will start to get beter in the near future, but it is not looking very likely.

=================================I didn't know that this. This could be why I'm having sugar problemsnow. I ask my doc about having sugar problems and she just said fewmore tests but I can feel my head spinning whenever have any sugar,fruit or carbs like pasta or white bread. I wonder why they don't tellyou when they're putting you on these now I ggotta deal with diabetesand there's nothing I can do about it cause it ain't much a choicediabetes or asthma attacks mine are somewhere around 30 a day withoutmedication. HUGS!!! Qweenie Mariemother of Tomas-spinal bifida, hydrophaleus, sciolosis, moderate right ear deafness, epilepsy (Tonic-clonic, absence, complexpartial, simple partial, atonic, myoclonic), left-field blindness,tethered cord, allergies, ezema, lazy eye, developmentally

delayed,moderate GERD, CP, left kidney blockage, tight heel cords, sinusarythmiaAnastasia-ezema, allergies, nosebleeds-mild mental disability(MMD),ezema, allergies, asthmaA woman wrote a check at a department store.I'll have to ask you to identify yourself, the clerk said.The customer took a small mirror from her handbag, looked into it keenlyand pronounced, Yes. That's definitely me.__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I agree that it is frustrating that Drs. don't tell people all of the side effects. Especially serious ones that are fairly common. It does say on the prescription insert that prednisone raises sugar levels, but other than that I have found all of the information on my own. I thought it was bad enough having severe asthma, but now I have to be super careful becuase I have uncontrolled diabetes as well. I am hoping that one or both of these will start to get beter in the near future, but it is not looking very likely.

=================================I didn't know that this. This could be why I'm having sugar problemsnow. I ask my doc about having sugar problems and she just said fewmore tests but I can feel my head spinning whenever have any sugar,fruit or carbs like pasta or white bread. I wonder why they don't tellyou when they're putting you on these now I ggotta deal with diabetesand there's nothing I can do about it cause it ain't much a choicediabetes or asthma attacks mine are somewhere around 30 a day withoutmedication. HUGS!!! Qweenie Mariemother of Tomas-spinal bifida, hydrophaleus, sciolosis, moderate right ear deafness, epilepsy (Tonic-clonic, absence, complexpartial, simple partial, atonic, myoclonic), left-field blindness,tethered cord, allergies, ezema, lazy eye, developmentally

delayed,moderate GERD, CP, left kidney blockage, tight heel cords, sinusarythmiaAnastasia-ezema, allergies, nosebleeds-mild mental disability(MMD),ezema, allergies, asthmaA woman wrote a check at a department store.I'll have to ask you to identify yourself, the clerk said.The customer took a small mirror from her handbag, looked into it keenlyand pronounced, Yes. That's definitely me.__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I agree that it is frustrating that Drs. don't tell people all of the side effects. Especially serious ones that are fairly common. It does say on the prescription insert that prednisone raises sugar levels, but other than that I have found all of the information on my own. I thought it was bad enough having severe asthma, but now I have to be super careful becuase I have uncontrolled diabetes as well. I am hoping that one or both of these will start to get beter in the near future, but it is not looking very likely.

=================================I didn't know that this. This could be why I'm having sugar problemsnow. I ask my doc about having sugar problems and she just said fewmore tests but I can feel my head spinning whenever have any sugar,fruit or carbs like pasta or white bread. I wonder why they don't tellyou when they're putting you on these now I ggotta deal with diabetesand there's nothing I can do about it cause it ain't much a choicediabetes or asthma attacks mine are somewhere around 30 a day withoutmedication. HUGS!!! Qweenie Mariemother of Tomas-spinal bifida, hydrophaleus, sciolosis, moderate right ear deafness, epilepsy (Tonic-clonic, absence, complexpartial, simple partial, atonic, myoclonic), left-field blindness,tethered cord, allergies, ezema, lazy eye, developmentally

delayed,moderate GERD, CP, left kidney blockage, tight heel cords, sinusarythmiaAnastasia-ezema, allergies, nosebleeds-mild mental disability(MMD),ezema, allergies, asthmaA woman wrote a check at a department store.I'll have to ask you to identify yourself, the clerk said.The customer took a small mirror from her handbag, looked into it keenlyand pronounced, Yes. That's definitely me.__________________________________________________