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I was recently diagnose with type 2 diabetes and would like to know how a steroid cycle would effect this?

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Dr. Gregg Nishi answered

Specializes in Bariatrics

Steroids and diabete: It would probably make your glucose control much worse given then steroids (both endogenous and exogenous) simulate the body's stress response and causes your blood glucose to increase.

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Answered 12/15/2014

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