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Old Sat, Mar-17-18, 06:53
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Plan: EpiPaleo/Primal/LowOx
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The fact that you are on steroids is a factor in insulin resistance.

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Since the advent of glucocorticoid therapy for autoimmune disease in the 1940s, their widespread application has led to the concurrent therapy-limiting discovery of many adverse metabolic side effects. Unanticipated hyperglycemia associated with the initiation of glucocorticoids often leads to preventable hospital admissions, prolonged hospital stays, increased risks for infection and reduced graft function in solid organ transplant recipients. Challenges in managing steroid-induced diabetes stem from wide fluctuations in post-prandial hyperglycemia and the lack of clearly defined treatment protocols. The mainstay of treatment is insulin therapy coincident with meals.

Steroid-induced diabetes: a clinical and molecular approach to understanding and treatment


Understanding how steroids affect my own "auto-immune" condition has been instrumental in me getting better. So print out the paper and bring it, perhaps? My doctor isn't intimidated by that
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