prednisone causing high blood sugar - need some thoughts/advice please

Hello my name is Mia. I have type 2. I just switched meds from metformin to Actos 45 mg and Glyburide 10mg twice daily. It really helped lower my sugar from the 300's to low 100's. I got sick and was put on prednisone 50mg a day. I got a shot at the ER in the morning yesterday and by evening i was in back in the 300's. Seems my meds are not making a difference while taking the prednisone. I only have 5 days of pills to take. But i hate the feeling of high blood sugar. Does anyone has any thoughts on prednisone? Anything would be a great help.

 

Post Edited By Moderator (LanieG) : 9/26/2008 8:18:47 PM (GMT-6)

Welcome to HealingWell, Mia. Don't worry about the high sugars while the prednisone is doing its work. Just concentrate on getting better. There are some members here who must take pred and when they do they change to a very low carb food plan with no grains and few fruits, eating mostly lean meats and veggies... LOTS of veggies. And what better time to need to eat lots of veggies than when all the harvests are coming in ?

I was on Lantus insulin as well as avandia and had to stop both meds because I couldn't afford them. (I don't have health insurance.) I switched to the "NWBC" or "nothing white but cauliflower" food plan the day I dropped my meds. I"ve been running in the high 90's to the low 110's in the morning ever since with just metformin for my diabetes med. Several others here are on the low grain food plan and doing quite well.

Anyway, concentrate on getting better before you tackle the high numbers. Here is one of our more recent posts about prednisone and diabetes that I could find.

Managing diabetes while taking prednisone

Unfortunately, Lantus insulin and Avandia are both new medications and Sams and some of the other drug places only offer generics at the $4.00 price. It will be a very long time before those meds drop in cost. My Lantus was $90.00 a month and the Avandia was $289.00. It really helped my numbers stay low, but that was when I was eating the American Diabetes Association recommended food plan. That food plan basically will keep you on meds forever... and they will be increased and added to over time.

By curtailing my grain and potato consumption I have given my body the chance to process energy out of my stored fat, the carbs in the vegetables I eat and also the small amounts of fruits I consume. This works for me. Your mileage may vary.

hi

i am on prednisone for about a month now and it has lowered my blood sugar to lower 60's to high 70's i wake in the morning with trembling hands doc doesnt understand says it should be reverse effects