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Is It Safe To Take Prednisole For Temporal Arthritis?

my age is 64 yrs,height is 5ft 10.5 inches and weight is 75 kg i have BP which is stable at 119/69 on allopathic medicine for the past 2 yrs.i was diagnosed for diabetes type 2 in feb this year. and was under control till 2 months back on medication. in july this year i was diagnosed for temporal arteritis(giant cell arteritis)and was put on 60mg prednisole(steroid) and am now on 30 mg daily. now my blood sugar fasting is abt.76 to 86 and post lunch(after 2 hrs of breakfast )it remains around 160 to 200. however 2 hrs after lunch(ie afternoon meals) it jumps tp 350. i also suffer from cramps of feet and wrist fingers now and then. please advise.
Fri, 15 May 2020
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Hello,

Steroids can cause rise in blood sugar.
However nothing much to worry and it will return to normal by itself. Predensole is effective for temporal arteritis. Nothing much to worry and your treatment is in the right track.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain
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Is It Safe To Take Prednisole For Temporal Arthritis?

Hello, Steroids can cause rise in blood sugar. However nothing much to worry and it will return to normal by itself. Predensole is effective for temporal arteritis. Nothing much to worry and your treatment is in the right track. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr. Shinas Hussain