Welcome to the forumHello everyone,
I'm really new to diabetes chat page, my position is that I have just been diagnosed with Non-diabetic Hyperglycaemia.
Bit of a shock and I would appreciate talking to anyone else in the same position please.
thanks
Steroids do have a reputation for causing raised blood glucose, do you have to take them all the time?Hi and thank you so much for your reply. Yes it is pre diabetes and I am totally in the dark about this condition. As regards health I am just 70 last month. I have a dog I walk twice a day for nearly 2 hours. I weigh 8st 2lbs. Up until these last blood test results I had no idea of anything untoward. I would like to ask though if there is any association with steroids for asthma or allergies that might trigger this condition? The reason is I was prescribed them about 6 months ago ?
I would say you probably need a special mouth wash from your pharmacy as oral thrush is a yeast infection and you can help by not having sugary or high carb foods as the digestion process starts in the mouth with the enzymes in your saliva so you are effectively 'feeding' the yeast which love a sugary environment.Hi ,
thank you for your message and advice. Well the latest is that I now have oral thrush !!
corners of mouth very sore and cracked and initially diagnosed as Angular Chellitis until swab was taken.
Ok so once again is this as a result of the steroids, with which I have tried my best to persevere OR is this another sign of developing diabetes. I was confused before but even more so now, although I have been told both my inhaler and nasal spray are low dose .
I am very thorough about rinsing my mouth and brushing teeth after use.
Still I am suspecting that these issues have arisen since the use of steroids.
any advice much appreciate.
Thanks for replying., I have been given a one off capsule for the oral thrush.I would say you probably need a special mouth wash from your pharmacy as oral thrush is a yeast infection and you can help by not having sugary or high carb foods as the digestion process starts in the mouth with the enzymes in your saliva so you are effectively 'feeding' the yeast which love a sugary environment.
If the pharmacy can help then see your GP but there are several different products available over the counter at the pharmacy.
It maybe that you were tittering on the edge and the steroids just gave the extra push. It is fairly well known steroids can increase blood glucose but not just that the reason you need them can have an impact as well.Thanks for replying., I have been given a one off capsule for the oral thrush.
it is the issue regarding what started the oral thrush in the first place which I am concerned about , to be honest everything around the whole diabetes issue appears to have started with the use of the steroids. The oral thrush is just the latest in the long line of others.
It is usual to have another blood test after 3 months as that gives opportunity for any lifestyle changes to be reflected in your result as the test is an average of blood glucose levels over the previous 3 months which is the life of your red blood cells and the test is a measure of how much glucose is stuck to them.Thank you once again your reply is much appreciated, I wonder if I could ask another question please as I am still taking on a lot of information? Again as this is all very new to me, when should I be having another blood test ?
I am just concerned that there is some close monitoring of the situation for my peace of mind.
thanks
Could it happen that I might not know the condition is getting worse ?
just a bit worrying