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Hi all,

I got news yesterday that I was diabetic, high blood pressure and high cholestorol. What a bummer. I have gain quite a bit of weight over the last year due to prednisone and for some reason it just isn't going anywhere this time.

I went to a new physician for my physical and she just makes me feel so bad. She tends to think that the prednisone had nothing to do with all of my problems. My sarcoid doctor told me before he started me on the methylprednisone that one of his patients got diabetes from the prednisone a few years ago. My mom who is a nurse also told me that diabetes was possoble from Prednisone. I haven't told her yet trying to find a way to tell her that I have been diagnosed. I am heading to a class soon to get more info on how to manage it and hopefully with the right diet I can keep it under control.

I have been check my levels today and this morning before I ate my numbers where 160 after eating 177 and then I went and exercised and afterwards my number was 98. I am going to learn all I can and try to change what needs to be changed. This is really hard to deal with on top of the sarcoids and before I was diagnosed with Sarcoids I was 130 lbs. I haven't seen that in years but now not really trying to get there but to a more healthly number.

So I am trying to take this all in so I can deal with it.

Greg, I didn't even now I was pre-diabetic but I have been on and off the prednisone for 6 years. I keep my eyes checked and trying to control blood pressure as it has been on the rise since last year. I guess that all comes from the prednisone and the weight gain.

Anyway gang, say a prayer for me that I will be able to adapt or control whatever I have to deal with. Love hearing from you guys and keep exercising if only for a few minutes of the day.

Shauna in Atl.