Diabetes

[Teddy23]

Just wondering what other members made of this. I have been on prednisolone for 10yrs now for GCA starting at 60mg tapering down slowly to 2.5mg but always had flare so had to keep going up to 40mg and start to.come down again.My sugar levels varies between 42 -48 on most occasions,but once went to 52 my GP rang me to say I was diabetic, but I said it will go down when come down on my steroids which it always does ,but on my medical records it now says I am diabetic which is not technically true,and he refuses to say steroid induced.I don't like being labelled with diabetic if not so.Has other members had this problem.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

Are you saying you went back up to 40mg each time you flared -and how often has that happened?

No issues with diabetes ..

[Teddy23 in reply to DorsetLady]

Hi Dorset lady, I went up between 20-40mg it happened about once a year when I got down to about 4mg.I have never had any diabetes symptoms. I am currently on 8mg.

[Koalajane in reply to Teddy23]

I had steroid induced type 2 but although mine has been in remission since 6 months after diagnosis I am still type 2 diabetic in remission. I have no problem with this as I get annual checks. Diabetes doesn’t go away but goes into remission.

You have been prediabetic but your 48 and 52 are in the diabetic range so technically you are type 2 diabetic. You should be getting the annual hba1c checks, feet checks and eye screening.