Prednisone is a steroid, steroids are used to treat different conditions like autoimmune disorder and inflammation.
Steroids reduce the activity of the body's immune system and inflammation, it can also prevents tissue damage and how the body reacts to insulin.
Diabetes is a metabolic condition of having higher than normal blood sugar levels.
Type 1-damage pancreatic cells; when pancreas cannot produce insulin.
Types2-when pancreas cannot produce enough insulin.
Steroid-induced diabetes is similar to type 2 diabetes, risk of developing steroid-induced type 2 diabetes are: being overweight, having impaired glucose tolerance, having family history of type 2 diabetes.
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