My dr put me on prednsione. how high will it make my blood sugar?!
Question: I am on 30 mg of prednisone until friday. I am insulin resistance and take metformin once a day. How high will the prednisone raise my blood sugar?
Answers: I am on 30 mg of prednisone until friday. I am insulin resistance and take metformin once a day. How high will the prednisone raise my blood sugar?
I agree with the first answer. You really should ask your doctor, not the people on Yahoo Answers.
I can tell you, from personal experience, that when I was on 15mg of prednisone my blood sugar was between 350 and 400mg/dl for a day or 2 until I figured out how much to increase my insulin dosage to. I ended up doubling it (2 units of insulin for 15g of carbs instead of 1 unit) I also noticed that my blood sugar spiked pretty high right after I took the prednisone.
But again, ask your doctor. Everyone is reacts differently to drugs(prescription drugs that is:)
You really should ask your doctor, not Y!A. If they're not available, ask a nurse or your pharmacist.
speaking as a diabetic(type one, though) who's had that steroid before,
i can tell you that your sugars will skyrocket. i had my
doctor adjust my basal rates to counteract the medicine,
and i would recommend you do the same.