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Suggest Treatment For Elevated Sugar Levels Post Steroid Injection Intake

I am diabetic & have recently got a steroid injection for bursitis in my hip. This has caused my blood sugars to go very high. My provider has increased my doses of insulin. But my blood sugar is still high. What else can I do to get them back down to normal.
Tue, 26 Dec 2017
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Have a good day. Blood sugar raises normally after systemic steroids administration but this is usually transient. As you have not mentioned the exact values of your fasting and random blood sugar and the type of insulin you are taking; the dose of insulin needs to be increased in stressfull infective states and post-steroid use depending upon the blood sugar values. Sometimes the dose even needs to be doubled but keep an eye on your blood sugar status as the dose of insulin may need to be increased. However keep in mind that this dose may again be reduced to plateu level after the effect of steroids start vanishing that may take weeks.
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Suggest Treatment For Elevated Sugar Levels Post Steroid Injection Intake

Have a good day. Blood sugar raises normally after systemic steroids administration but this is usually transient. As you have not mentioned the exact values of your fasting and random blood sugar and the type of insulin you are taking; the dose of insulin needs to be increased in stressfull infective states and post-steroid use depending upon the blood sugar values. Sometimes the dose even needs to be doubled but keep an eye on your blood sugar status as the dose of insulin may need to be increased. However keep in mind that this dose may again be reduced to plateu level after the effect of steroids start vanishing that may take weeks.