Re: Prednisone in pre-diabetic

David <David@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: Ozgirl wrote:
: >
: > "David" <David@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:David@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote in message
: >
: > > to continue what I was saying: the shots aren't going to damage your
: > > pancreas or beta cells. the stuff is causing a release of glucose for
: > > days. You'll find many complaints about that on Google if you search
: > > for "cortisone shot glucose"
: > I beg to differ Dave.
: >


: You spend too much time looking up medical information on the web in
: order to argue. The FACT is the OP is prediabetic. chances are she
: will become diabetic. A cortisone shot or two isn't going to MAKE her
: diabetic, so stop trying to scare her and being argumentative, to boot.
: Sometimes I HATE the web, because everyone thinks they are an expert
: in every subject, because they find something to quote. GIVE IT UP!!
: Besides which, getting the shots is necessary, to avoid, if possible,
: neck surgery.


: Dave

We have had a number of people in this group in the past who were on oral
steriod or shots, not epidurals, who had become diabeticas a result. some
were able to get back to a non-diabetic state, but othes, who had been on
the drug for a longer eriod, remained diabetic.

With epidurals, ( I just had my first for sciatica) the higher bgs usually
last about 3 days and a type 2 may need insulin. I was fortunate that it
didn;t happen to me, but, so far, the epidural doesn't seem to have done
much anyway:-(

Wendy
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