My wife is Type 2 diabetic and 2 weeks ago received a Cortizone shot in her ankle.?

Question

Ever since then her blood sugar has been real high 230-265 could this have caused it.

Answer 1

Yes...It is common for steriods (anti-inflammatories) to do this.

Answer 2

The headaches are a side effect of your blood sugar coming down to within healthier ranges. That should go away after a while. Your body is so used to having high blood sugar, that it considers it "normal". Now that you are on metformin, your body interprets the lower blood sugar as too low. Its not, but your body doesn't know that. I know it sounds strange, but its not unusual at all. I felt really lousy for the first month or two, but once my body adjusted to the new blood sugar levels I started to have a lot more energy. My mom had the same problem too. For snacks, have about 15 grams of healthy carbs, with either a protien or a fat. If you like peanut butter, a whole grain cracker with peanut butter is an excellent snack. Try to use a peanut butter with no added sugar. Count the carbs and keep them under 15 for each snack. Another one is multigrain crackers and very low fat cream cheese, or cheese with a bit of fruit.

Answer 3

Yes, hon - I'm type 2 also. Stress, illness, injury, high pain levels, all of it can make your sugar rise. I have an old back injury - and not only does my pain raise it, so do pain killers. Vitamins, you name it.

Talk to the doctor about when you should be worried about the levels. In the mean time - Cinnamon has a blood sugar regulating effect, and the vitamin supplements CoQ10, ALA and CLA help regulate blood sugar while protecting brain cells from damage by the high blood sugar levels. Talk to your doctor about it. (I learned about this on Oprah and my doctor ok'd it... and so far it really has helped me.)

The American Medical Association was all over CNN last year about 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon a day lowering bad cholesterol as effectively as prescription drugs. I get cinnamon in caplets and take them with meals, sprinkle it on my cereal, you name it. My cholesterol's been great! It also helps when my sugar zooms.

Make sure your wife is drinking pleanty of water to help with her blood sugar - and talk to the doc.

Good luck! Peace - De

Answer 4

First of all the doctor should have told her to expect this. Steroids will cause high blood sugars. It is going to take some time to bring them back down. Cortisone stays in the system for awhile.

She should get with the doctor who takes care of her diabetes. That way some adjustments can be made to her insulin intake.

I refuse cortisone injections for this reason. Could really use them in my back and neck. But I wont risk having out of control blood sugars.

Answer 5

Yes, steroids create all kinds of problems with the endocrine glands(pancreas). Forget the drugs, go on a low glycemic diet (no starches or sweets) and take a Jeruselum artichoke (sun choke) everyday until insulin levels are normal. This was recomended by Edgar Cayce, the father of holistic medicine, over and over again for people with diabetes.

Answer 6

i wonder if the blood sugar was done before the steroid shot was given. it can be given safely if the sugar is below 200mg%. (post-lunch) the steroid used for local lesions, is a suspension, not a solution,so it hardly has any systemic effects. the suspended particles remain at the site of injection to help decrease the pain. the increase in blood sugar is unlikely to be due to the shot.

Answer 7

I wouldn't think so. I'm a diabetic and have had to have cortizone shots in my ankles because I was a former athlete. It has never affected my readings.

Answer 8

Yes, they affect me in a terrible way too. They did little for my pain so I was able to stop them.

Answer 9

Ask a doc.