Anyone with increased baseline glucose that started 2 MONTHS after a course of steroids??
I didn’t take steroids for 2-3 years, took 7 day taper in January, 10 day taper in beginning of February. I wear a Dexcom CGM (continuous glucose monitor) because I have a problem with reactive hypoglycemia, no history of diabetes. My baseline blood glucose is usually between 90-100, and 5-7 days ago (today is 4/20/2026 (lol)) it increased to 125 mg/dL. I’m not sick, not having a flare, no other symptoms. I’m a little worried bc I had my hip replaced 2 1/2 years ago and I know they can get infected. There is a history of T2DM in my family, but this would be a super sudden onset. Like I didn’t have it one day and I got it the next. So strange. I had stopped my hydroxychloroquine about 4-6 weeks ago in case it was making my hypoglycemia worse, but it didn’t seem to change anything, I continued to have episodes of low blood sugar occasionally. I’m a retired physician, so I really hate it when I don’t know what’s going on. I rarely worry about the bizarre constellation of symptoms RA causes, but this one has me concerned 😟