Hi @ill, Welcome to Connect. If you are trying low carb eating you might find the following discussion helpful.
-- Low-carb healthy fat living. Intermittent fasting. What’s your why?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/low-carb-healthy-fat-living-intermittent-fasting-whats-your-why/
My first time with PMR took me 3 and half years to get off of prednisone. I was always fairly stiff in the mornings until I started moving around. Even though my PMR is in remission, I still have some stiffness in the mornings and sometimes a little ache but not real sharp pains.

Do you keep a daily log of your level of symptoms/pain/stiffness along with your dosage of meds?