Listen for Signs of High Blood Sugar in Diabetes Patients Taking a Steroid

March 2018

Questions are coming up about how to manage patients with diabetes who need a SHORT course of corticosteroids (prednisone, etc).

Most patients with diabetes taking oral steroids will have a blood glucose bump that can occur as early as after the first dose. This can also happen after injectable steroids.

This usually isn't a big deal in most patients...blood sugar levels should return to normal a few days after the steroid is stopped.

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Listen for Signs of High Blood Sugar in Diabetes Patients Taking a Steroid

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