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Suffered Asthma Attack High Sugar Levels After Taking Steroids. Due To Stress?
My question is I am a non diabetic a few days ago ii was put in the hospital with an asthma attack spent 2 and a half days in hospital taking strong steroids. Every 4 hrs. I'm home now how long does it take for ur blood sugar to go back to normal I'm still on prednisone twice a day20 mlg morn and 20 at bite. For 5 day than I go to 20 mlg ones a day. For 5 days its. Gone brown it was 227 when I left hospital after fasting 12 hrs yesterday morn it was at 105. But this morn after fasting againg it was at 131 but also I had a very stressed and emotional day last night would stress cause it to rise I have never had diabitics thank u
Mon, 13 May 2013
Hello,
You're an Asthmatic on steroids to control asthma.
Prolonged use of steroids are associated with risk of developing Diabetes.
But you also have another attributable cause also. That is stress.
Taper the dose of steroids as instructed by the doctor.
keep yourself stress free.
Repeat your blood sugars after a week of stopping of steroids.
You're an Asthmatic on steroids to control asthma.
Prolonged use of steroids are associated with risk of developing Diabetes.
But you also have another attributable cause also. That is stress.
Taper the dose of steroids as instructed by the doctor.
keep yourself stress free.
Repeat your blood sugars after a week of stopping of steroids.
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