Guest guest Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Hi. I was just reading the digest and saw the comments on prednisone raising bg. While I don't take pred, our dog has 's and I have to give her pred every morning. I have been breaking her tablets in threes for her dosage. Could I possibly be absorbing some when I'm doing it? Probably pretty far fetched, eh? Has anyone ever heard of cortisone affecting bg? I had a shot of that recently. Thanks. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Barb: Perhaps not entirely far fetched -- some medications CAN be absorbed. I have no idea if that's true of prednisone or not, perhaps just make sure you wash your hands well after handling the tablets. As for cortisone -- the answer to that, in my experience is, YES. I've had cortisone shots for an ankle problem. Twice. Each time my blood sugar SOARED -- normals of 100-120 suddenly became 250's and 300's -- stayed up for about a week, albeit not quite so high. The podiatrist was somewhat surprised that I reacted so strongly -- apparently that's somewhat unusual with localized shots. Again, this is a YMMV sort of thing. Have you noticed spikes in your readings? C Goofy question on pred Hi. I was just reading the digest and saw the comments on prednisone raising bg. While I don't take pred, our dog has 's and I have to give her pred every morning. I have been breaking her tablets in threes for her dosage. Could I possibly be absorbing some when I'm doing it? Probably pretty far fetched, eh? Has anyone ever heard of cortisone affecting bg? I had a shot of that recently. Thanks. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 > > Hi. I was just reading the digest and saw the comments on prednisone > raising bg. While I don't take pred, our dog has 's and I have > to give her pred every morning. I have been breaking her tablets in > threes for her dosage. Could I possibly be absorbing some when I'm > doing it? Probably pretty far fetched, eh? Has anyone ever heard of > cortisone affecting bg? I had a shot of that recently. Thanks. Barb Cortisone and prednisone are both steriods. They will both affect your blood sugar. As for absorbing it when you give it to your dog, it's possible. But probably not in sufficient amounts to affect things. Next refill, see if they will break the tablets at the pharmacy (or get a pill cutter) and make sure to wash after touching them. If you think they are affecting your blood sugar, maybe you should have someone else give the meds to your dog? Or wear rubber gloves. Then you can see if there is a change after 2-3 weeks of not touching the pills. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Very diffinetely, cortizone raises your BGs. Every time I need one the dr. will tell me that. That is one reason I'm worried about my next A1C in a couple of weeks. Besides my 2 surgeries this year I had 3 cortizones injections of varioius kinds trying to prevent the shoulder surgery but they didn't work. I still can't get my numbers down where I want them every day since my back surgery but I finally have gotten my appetite back. My biggest problem is edema in my feet and legs and that comes from too much sitting at this computer. But I'm not allowed to do anything except walk and it gets kind of boring walking around in circles in the house. We live in a split entry so I can't go outside by myself or I would walk out there and see my husband's beautiful flower gardens. Oh, well. Lois Re: Goofy question on pred > > Hi. I was just reading the digest and saw the comments on prednisone > raising bg. While I don't take pred, our dog has 's and I have > to give her pred every morning. I have been breaking her tablets in > threes for her dosage. Could I possibly be absorbing some when I'm > doing it? Probably pretty far fetched, eh? Has anyone ever heard of > cortisone affecting bg? I had a shot of that recently. Thanks. Barb Cortisone and prednisone are both steriods. They will both affect your blood sugar. As for absorbing it when you give it to your dog, it's possible. But probably not in sufficient amounts to affect things. Next refill, see if they will break the tablets at the pharmacy (or get a pill cutter) and make sure to wash after touching them. If you think they are affecting your blood sugar, maybe you should have someone else give the meds to your dog? Or wear rubber gloves. Then you can see if there is a change after 2-3 weeks of not touching the pills. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 > As for cortisone -- the answer to that, in my experience is, YES. I've had > cortisone shots for an ankle problem. Twice. Each time my blood sugar > SOARED -- normals of 100-120 suddenly became 250's and 300's -- stayed up > for about a week, albeit not quite so high. The podiatrist was somewhat > surprised that I reacted so strongly -- apparently that's somewhat unusual > with localized shots. Any time a person gets imflammation from a shot it will cause BG to go up. I noticed this with a flu shot and tetanus shot. Now it is not going to happen with insulin shots because it doesn't cause the spot to become swollen. But any other shot can do this if it typically causes the area to swell or imflammation, whether or not you can see it swell. My podiatrist did say he didn't recommend a cortisone shot to me for this reason. Depends on the reasons for needing it. In some cases it might not bother some people as it does for others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 In my case, , we were trying to alleviate swelling of a posterior tendon in my ankle -- an MRI then showed that I had shredded it, so further cortisone was useless -- surgery was the only option. When I mentioned how high my readings were after the shots, my podiatrist did say that SOME increase would be expected, but that it's generally not that dramatic with localized shots, which is why he went that route rather than oral meds.... needless to say, unless it's something drastic, I'm staying far, far away from any steroids! C Re: Goofy question on pred Any time a person gets imflammation from a shot it will cause BG to go up. I noticed this with a flu shot and tetanus shot. Now it is not going to happen with insulin shots because it doesn't cause the spot to become swollen. But any other shot can do this if it typically causes the area to swell or imflammation, whether or not you can see it swell. My podiatrist did say he didn't recommend a cortisone shot to me for this reason. Depends on the reasons for needing it. In some cases it might not bother some people as it does for others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 No, he knows I'm diabetic, -- I began seeing him right after I was first diagnosed to make sure my feet were OK... That is the thing about this -- so many things are different for so many of us -- it really is a lot of trial and error in order to find the path, that's for sure! C Re: Goofy question on pred I wonder though if he was referring to a nondiabetic person not having that high of an increase? as compared to what a diabetic would? I would imagine some are more sensitive than others and depending on the injuries etc. it would be a bit different for all. We don't know til we try right? Well at least you were able to figure that out so you know what to do in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 > > No, he knows I'm diabetic, -- Oh I knew he knew you were diabetic, I just meant perhaps he was referring to how most people responded to it in general. Perhaps diabetics would respond more sensitively than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Ah, I see! I misunderstood! ;oD That could be the case. I do know that he's quite involved with the ADA here in Washington... Ah, well, the end result is that me and steroids is a very bad combo! C Re: Goofy question on pred > > No, he knows I'm diabetic, -- Oh I knew he knew you were diabetic, I just meant perhaps he was referring to how most people responded to it in general. Perhaps diabetics would respond more sensitively than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 I'm curious - do allergy shots count as my upper arm does swell? Very interesting. I am learning so much from this group. Thank you. Dana ) Doug, Dana & Cassidy (age 8) Re: Goofy question on pred > As for cortisone -- the answer to that, in my experience is, YES. I've had > cortisone shots for an ankle problem. Twice. Each time my blood sugar > SOARED -- normals of 100-120 suddenly became 250's and 300's -- stayed up > for about a week, albeit not quite so high. The podiatrist was somewhat > surprised that I reacted so strongly -- apparently that's somewhat unusual > with localized shots. Any time a person gets imflammation from a shot it will cause BG to go up. I noticed this with a flu shot and tetanus shot. Now it is not going to happen with insulin shots because it doesn't cause the spot to become swollen. But any other shot can do this if it typically causes the area to swell or imflammation, whether or not you can see it swell. My podiatrist did say he didn't recommend a cortisone shot to me for this reason. Depends on the reasons for needing it. In some cases it might not bother some people as it does for others. Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: diabetes-unsubscribe Hope you come back soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 > > I'm curious - do allergy shots count as my upper arm does swell? > Very interesting. > I am learning so much from this group. Thank you. They could. You need to see what your blood sugar is several weeks after having the shots. Then see what happens when you have the shots. Have you noticed any changes in the past? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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