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I keep relapsing when I try to get off prednisone

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (64)
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@hopeinal

Thank you for your valuable info. I'm on Mounjaro these days and it has helped a lot with my diabetes which of course the Pred made much worse. Also helping with my ravenous appetite I developed after starting Pred. When I got down below 10 mg my bloody red demon eyes went back to normal and also my puffy face. Even the awful almost solid purple bruises on my hands and forearms started fading. I don't mind getting old but I hate looking like a goblin. lol

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DadCue | @dadcue | Jun 23 12:27pm

I was never "officially" diagnosed with diabetes when I was on prednisone. I was "borderline" as they say but not diabetic. My endocrinologist said I had insulin resistance which is the precursor to diabetes. My insulin level was too high as compared to my glucose level being too high.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317015#steroids-and-blood-sugar-levels

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I'm sure I was rough looking too.

I think my mood wasn't always the best based on how many times people asked me how much Prednisone I was taking.

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