steroid injections

Anyone ever had a steroid injection into arthritic joint? Had a couple before and once elevated my BGs for a couple of days and no effect next time. Had one on monday and BGs still running at between 16 and 18 all the time - help!! Should I apply sick day rules or just ride it out?

Welcome to the forum........

No personal experience but I have heard that steroids do elevate blood sugar levels throughout my travels on the support forums.........

If those levels are producing ketones then yes, you could apply sick day rules...................

So if I remember correctly, if you can eat normally but still have a small amount of ketones, then check for them every 4 hours, appropriately dosing for the ketones on top of any carb doses......

So the trick is to test for ketones, as these are why the rules exist, I hope the effects dont last to long.............