"Routine" visit with my rheumatologist last week - or so I hoped. The last blood work I had showed elevated glucose levels. It looks like diabetes, but it's medication (prednisone) induced - can't be controlled with food or exercise. So my family doctor (who did the blood work) put me on a new blood sugar medication.
My rheumie doesn't see that as a satisfactory solution. He says that I need to get off of the prednisone. Riiiiiiight! I just tried that and it didn't go so well.
SO... we are going back to the methotrexate (which I've been off of for 2 years). He hopes that will allow us to slowly decrease the prednisone and that I will be finished with prednisone by August. Of course, that also means that because I'm taking methotrexate, I now have to take folic acid (a B vitamin, I think - may be a good thing).
I was a little discouraged to be starting methotrexate again, but the positive spin I'm putting on this is:
1. I will be finished with prednisone and hopefully, my body will begin producing its own steroids for the first time in years. A good thing.
2. Once I get off of the prednisone, hopefully my blood sugar will return to normal and I can get off of THAT drug also.
There are more good things - positive things - and so I'll focus there. I would be SO happy to be finished with prednisone for a thousand reasons!
So! Status quo this week until Friday. Friday I start methotrexate, decrease prednisone and add folic acid. And then the ride begins.
Happy trails!
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