Jettalady said:Ouch! So sorry you are dealing with this and yes Prednisone can be the culprit, but I am assuming type 2? Which can be controlled by diet. I would not go back on Prednisone. It is a fear of Prednisone for us to get diabetes, unfortunately some get it some don't. Steroids is such a bad drug. I am going down to 10mg really soon. Does diabetes run in your family? Do you have to take insulin or diet? I can't imagine what you are going thru, big hugs!
Nancy Lee said:Awww..this is certainly not good news...
I have something my gastro Doc calls Crohn's arthritis.
Sending comforting hugs your way.
Astra101 said:Aw poor you
this is just not on, it is beginning to piss me off now, why don't the quacks warn us about long term Pred use? Hey?
Ok, it's a fab drug for the short term in reducing inflammation, but we have enough **** to put up with, with being a Crohnie!
I'm on 10mg now and determined to kick it's sorry arse!
sending big hugs your way
take care
xxx
Tan said:Oh you are going thru alot a the moment you poor thing. It sucks when you get nasty stuff off of the drugs that are helping you get better. And yes your doctor should have told you of any long term effects. Did they ever mention trying to get you off Pred or just keep you going?
I remember when I was on it last year for 10 weeks my doctor kept saying we need to get you off Pred asap as its not good long term and can do some nasty stuff to your body. He never really went into it but was always monitoring me and getting me off it asap and onto another drug.
The worse thing for you is you have tried everything and it seems to be the only thing that is working. Im sorry you have to go thru all this on top of having IBD.
Kev said:Yeah, pred long term is bad for you... so it could be the meds, or it could be the crohns... Mine did a couple of nasty numbers on my pancreas... which is why my docs are keeping a close watch on my sugar and insulin levels... and why I try to avoid sugar (or over refined food full of any form of sugar) whenever possible. Do it for two reasons... first, taking it easy on my poor old pancreas, and because the bad bacteria seem to just 'love' sugar in any of its forms.