Has anyone else had a shot of cortisone steroid before? I was told 8ish hours after it would likely raise my blood sugars. Which it did, but now I’m noticing I have massively increased insulin requirements. A meal that I would have blouses 4 units for previously I’m now giving 12-16!
I had the injection on Friday, so I’m not sure how long I should expect this to happen for?
It can really last a while in some people. It can vary on the person. For a lot of us only a few days though. I had to take extra insulin for a couple of days.
What you also have to be careful of is a possible crash when it suddenly decides to wear off.
When I had the shot it took 2 days to get back to normal. Did not need to take a lot more insulin. Where the shot was given, like a finger joint versus a need joint could also effect the reaction.
I get these sometimes in my feet, in the sesamoids (big toe “knuckles”) The steroids creep up on me slowly, and I don’t really notice a change in insulin needs for several days, but the effect lasts for weeks. I don’t know if it’s so slow because the shots are right between the bones, because the shots are in a far extremity, if it’s a different type of steroid, it if it’s just because my body likes to be difficult.
FYI, you may want to edit your title as it’s a bit confusing. You’re describing increased insulin resistance or decreased insulin sensitivity.
Thanks Robyn, updated. Always get those mixed up for some reason -_-
For anyone playing along at home, I noticed a need for higher levels of insulin for about 5 days after the injection. The 6th day it seemed to basically be back to ‘normality’.