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Steroids: How did they affect your food cravings, sleep, etc?

Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Mar 29 11:59am | Replies (5)
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@treehouse5437

Dexamethasone
4mg
x 5 Thur before treatment
x 5 Fri day after treatment

I'm type 2 very controlled my blood sugar average #100- 130 but the steroids definitely raise it a few days. 🫤

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Mar 29 11:59am

@treehouse5437 After a bit, ask your doctor about perhaps decreasing the dose a bit. I started at that same 20mg and am now at 12mg. A long term effect of the dexamethasone is enhanced chance for cataracts. While I have a family history of that, my oncologist and eye doctors both agreed that taking the dex did nothing to prevent them! In July 2023 I had the cataract surgery on both eyes.

As for your blood sugar levels rising, ask your endocrinologist if you should be doing anything for those few days?
Ginger

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