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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> After a bout of asthma/pneumonia and resulting high dosages of steroids, > I had a high blood sugar which made my doctor diagnose diabetes.  Since > then (at least 10 years) I have never had another abnormal blood sugar and > I really think it was all steroid induced. > Sue > > Hello: > > Is anyone familiar with the connection between corticosteroids and > increased > > blood sugar levels? Specifically, what causes the increase, how > common is this, > > and how long might it take for corticosteroid-initiated spikes to > appear or > > disappear? > > Though I’m only 28 years old and thin, my blood sugar control has > gone from > > normal to diabetic in about one year’s time. In that span of time, > my doc > > started me on Advair Diskus 100/50 mcg once per day, and then > 250/50 mcg once > > per day. It’s an unlikely culprit, but I have read that > corticosteroids can > > cause clinically significant increases in blood sugar. I’m just > trying to > > eliminate all the outside causes before I face facts and dig my > heels in for an > > unpleasant future. > Hi Bekyled, > As I understand it, the problems with blood sugar is related to oral > or injected type corticosteroids. Inhaled steroids like Advair are > far less likely to be a problem. > <wild speculation> > One side note… the "filler" in Advair is a complex sugar called > lactose (milk sugar). Is it possible you might be > swallowing after using the inhaler? It would seem to me to be a very > trace amount even then, but I understand diabetes can be really > tricky at times. > </wild speculation> > Dan Rhea > "Loyalty is for family, friends and country, not operating systems, > compilers and computers" >   – Dan Rhea, 1986

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Hi there, I was just put on the Advair Diskus today, and it is causing heart palpitations. Do you experience this? I am going to call my Dr. ASAP in the morning. I used to be on Vanceril a while back and dont remember having this. Thanks…. Debbie

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> Hi there, > I was just put on the Advair Diskus today, and it is causing heart > palpitations. > Do you experience this? > I am going to call my Dr. ASAP in the morning.

It is probably the Serevent component of it. It is a harmless but bothersome side effect. If he prescribes the steroid (Flovent) and the Serevent seperately it may be possibly to get by with a lower dose fo the Serevent like 1 puff instead of two. > I used to be on Vanceril a while back and dont remember having this.

Vanceril is a steroid and so usually will not cause this. — CBI, MD

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After a bout of asthma/pneumonia and resulting high dosages of steroids, I had a high blood sugar which made my doctor diagnose diabetes.  Since then (at least 10 years) I have never had another abnormal blood sugar and I really think it was all steroid induced. Sue

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello: > Is anyone familiar with the connection between corticosteroids and > increased > blood sugar levels? Specifically, what causes the increase, how > common is this, > and how long might it take for corticosteroid-initiated spikes to > appear or > disappear? > Though I’m only 28 years old and thin, my blood sugar control has > gone from > normal to diabetic in about one year’s time. In that span of time, > my doc > started me on Advair Diskus 100/50 mcg once per day, and then > 250/50 mcg once > per day. It’s an unlikely culprit, but I have read that > corticosteroids can > cause clinically significant increases in blood sugar. I’m just > trying to > eliminate all the outside causes before I face facts and dig my > heels in for an > unpleasant future. > Hi Bekyled, > As I understand it, the problems with blood sugar is related to oral > or injected type corticosteroids. Inhaled steroids like Advair are > far less likely to be a problem. > <wild speculation> > One side note… the "filler" in Advair is a complex sugar called > lactose (milk sugar). Is it possible you might be > swallowing after using the inhaler? It would seem to me to be a very > trace amount even then, but I understand diabetes can be really > tricky at times. > </wild speculation> > Dan Rhea > "Loyalty is for family, friends and country, not operating systems, > compilers and computers" >   – Dan Rhea, 1986

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Hello: Is anyone familiar with the connection between corticosteroids and increased blood sugar levels? Specifically, what causes the increase, how common is this, and how long might it take for corticosteroid-initiated spikes to appear or disappear? Though I’m only 28 years old and thin, my blood sugar control has gone from normal to diabetic in about one year’s time. In that span of time, my doc started me on Advair Diskus 100/50 mcg once per day, and then 250/50 mcg once per day. It’s an unlikely culprit, but I have read that corticosteroids can cause clinically significant increases in blood sugar. I’m just trying to eliminate all the outside causes before I face facts and dig my heels in for an unpleasant future.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello: > Is anyone familiar with the connection between corticosteroids and increased > blood sugar levels? Specifically, what causes the increase, how common is this, > and how long might it take for corticosteroid-initiated spikes to appear or > disappear? > Though I’m only 28 years old and thin, my blood sugar control has gone from > normal to diabetic in about one year’s time. In that span of time, my doc > started me on Advair Diskus 100/50 mcg once per day, and then 250/50 mcg once > per day. It’s an unlikely culprit, but I have read that corticosteroids can > cause clinically significant increases in blood sugar. I’m just trying to > eliminate all the outside causes before I face facts and dig my heels in for an > unpleasant future.

Hi Bekyled, As I understand it, the problems with blood sugar is related to oral or injected type corticosteroids. Inhaled steroids like Advair are far less likely to be a problem. <wild speculation> One side note… the "filler" in Advair is a complex sugar called lactose (milk sugar). Is it possible you might be swallowing after using the inhaler? It would seem to me to be a very trace amount even then, but I understand diabetes can be really tricky at times. </wild speculation> Dan Rhea "Loyalty is for family, friends and country, not operating systems, compilers and computers"   – Dan Rhea, 1986

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