Originally Posted by
Luce
At my latest Renal appt last week it was noted that my glucose levels have been high on my last few blood tests due to the pred. I am waiting for my GP to send me for a fasting glucose test to confirm steroid induced diabetes, which is a bit of a bummer. My Dad, Nan and Grandad have all been diagnosed with Type 2, and being overweight I figured it was only a matter of time but thought I had another 20 years or so before having to deal with it (and hopefully in that time losing enough weight to lower my risk).
If it is confirmed we will start by trying to control it through diet, but may also end up on Metformin which would actually mean I would get all my prescriptions for free including my Wegs meds. Here the National Health Service grants free prescriptions for a handful of conditions which includes Diabetes if it needs to be controlled with medication.
I'll keep you posted as to the outcome of the tests, fingers crossed eh?!
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