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Is steroid induced diabetes a permanent one??? Will I have to take medicines throughout my life?? I had been given steroid injections and methyl prednosoline during covid treatment in hospital and thereby hba1c came to 12.3.After taking janumet and metformin for 2 months as prescribed by doctor my blood guclose level is fasting :117 pp:159 hba1c:8 Will i have to take medicines through out my life or can i go back to my normal life without mefication?
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Steroids in high doses are known to precipitate diabetes. Whether or not steroid induced diabetes will be permanent or not is decided by many factors, such as initial response to medications, duration of diabetes, duration of steroid use, and level of insulin production by your own pancreas or the amount of damage has been done to the pancreas by high sugars. You have responded well to low dose medications. At your age HbA1C goal is less than 6.5. Until you get to this goal, medications should be continued. Then hormone tests to assess your pancreatic function for insulin production is recommended At end of one year since starting treatment, based on your response and HbA1C and pancreatic function, it is possible to predict whether steroid induced diabetes will permanent or lifelong.
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Check HbA1C, fasting and pp sugars in 3 months and consult online to discuss next steps and details of steroid induced diabetes
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