Prednisone and High blood sugar levels

[Guest guest]

I have been off the pred for about 3 weeks now. When I was on it, it

was just a " burst " of 20 mg then a taper down and off that lasted 4

days.

I had my annual physical last week and found out that my fasting

blood sugar was 120. The doctor ordered a re test today and this time

it was 154.. YIKES!

A friend of mine who used to be an EMT said that pred can cause blood

sugar to go up... but after I have been off of it for 3 weeks?

I don't want to be diabetic too. Believe me, my asthma is quite

enough! I am waiting for my family doctor to call me and tell me

what my next step is.

Doug