Re: cortisone injs & blood glucose levels

[Guest guest]

Yes, Tess, I think they can. It should just last a few days, though.

You don't have any leftover diabetes meds you could take? If not, eat

as few carbs as possible and ride it out. Exercise would help, but

you're too sick to do that. Hope your BGs soon return to normal, as

well as everything else you're struggling with.

Sue

On Wednesday, February 22, 2006, at 11:36 PM, Grammi B wrote:

> Hi...can cortisone injections raise blood glucose levels like

> prednisone can? I had some injections today and for the first time in

> almost 2 years had high blood glucose levels. I have well controlled

> Type 2 diabetes...normal HA1C's, normal bg levels daily, and am on no

> diabetes meds. This scared me. I am hoping it is temporary?

[Guest guest]

Yes, big time.

Grammi B <grammi_love@...> wrote:

Hi...can cortisone injections raise blood glucose levels like prednisone can?

I had some injections today and for the first time in almost 2 years had high

blood glucose levels. I have well controlled Type 2 diabetes...normal HA1C's,

normal bg levels daily, and am on no diabetes meds. This scared me. I am

hoping it is temporary?

Love...

Tess