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@lizward46

Good Morning everyone. My bloodwork has been pretty stable since starting prednisone in May, 2023 with one exception. My blood glucose levels started to get out of control after a few months on prednisone. The range is 70mg/-99, in Oct my reading was 164mg/dl (high) and in Nov the reading was 102mg/dl. I couldn’t understand these results as I was really cutting out sugar in my diet but I did read that prednisone can cause this glucose rise. Needless to say I did not want to add more medications to my mix to control glucose. Dr. didn’t seem particularly concerned so I have continued to limit my sugar intake (not easy during this time of year)! I guess what I am trying to say is that prednisone can cause wacky blood test results. If your Dr. not concerned I would follow her lead. Happy Holidays everyone. My wish is that we all stay healthy and active in the New Year!

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CMP glucose results can jump all over the place. A better measure is the A1C test, which gives your average over a 3-month period. I too had elevated glucose at 10 mgs of prednisone. Four months later, at P6, my A1C has declined to 5.8 from 6.3, which seems to confirm that the elevation is/was directly related to prednisone.