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@marymckeith When I contacted my endocrinologist when I was prescribed the prednisone, she adjusted my my insulin levels per the dose. The first month my #s were great, but this last month they have been up and down. Some days I struggle to stay under 200 and then there are days (less frequently) where I stay under 100 and get a lot of low alerts on my CGM. I haven't found any pattern that relates to diet, etc. I started at 20 mg and stepped down to 17.5 (10/morn and 7.5/eve) for the past two weeks. The joint pain has been minimal, at a 1-2 level at worst, mainly in shoulders and wrists. I am getting ready to step down to 15 today. The plan is for 10/morn and 5/eve. I will also be downloading my CGM readings and send to my endo and discuss how best to proceed and adjust my insulin levels. Will let you know how things go!

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Thanks so much. I need all the info I can get. Please let me know how it works out. At the ER because of weakness they said the type 2/diabetic reading wasn't that high but the weakness was profound. Everything else about me has been checked on throughly. I am on 17.5 prednisone but occasionally have to up it a little which I hate to do. You were so nice to respond. Interested you divide the dose between morning and evening. Maybe I should be doing that.