I don't think anyone felt you sounded obnoxious - just scared of something most of us were scared of but have learned to live with in the meantime because it has given us our lives back.
I imagine that it is all too easy to become pre-diabetic when you are coeliac because there are now so many gluten-free foods available - lots of my friends said they never had a weight problem until they started using the now easily available substitutes. They are poison in terms of carbs because they require sugar and stuff to make them palatable so have a lot of carb and are VERY calorie dense.
If you are pre-diabetic then try cutting carbs dramatically - and it isn't that difficult to do if you are already restricted by needing gluten-free foods (I do know from personal experience). There are so many things you CAN eat and if you look at it that way you may find that being coeliac may be less of a challenge. Cake and pasta becomes a very special treat to look forward to when you do that and tastes all the better for it. It also helps avoid the pred-associated weight gain. I have lost a lot of weight in that way even though I am still taking pred but as soon as we are away on holiday and I eat more carbs - nibbles with a drink, different food in restaurants - I out on weight which then usually goes very quickly when I get home and back to normal.
You are, by the way, best to take your pred in a single dose as early in the morning as you can. That is felt to minimise at least some of the side effects and is more likely that you will be able to function better for the whole day with any returning stiffness happening overnight. Many people wake early, take their tablets and then settle down for another hour or two, by which time the pred has started to work and they can get going.
Thank you Eileen, very helpful info. I am worried about weight gain and diabetes but I am definitely staying with this group-it's been a Godsend already! Thank you!!
Hello kathie8. I hope you have relief soon. Like you, and many others, I was reluctant to start steroids. In fact I sat looking at the pack for about 10 minutes before taking the plunge. On reflection I should have started sooner but was loathe to admit to my GP how awful I felt, though he knew the diagnosis! 4 months down the line I am able to do more but realise it is all too easy to overdo it and pay the penalty! The balance is really over to the individual and how the body reacts. Best wishes on your journey and there is always someone on this site to help.
Kathie, I gave up gluten and simple carbs as I had heard that that stopped a moon face. In fact I do not seem to have put on weight and did not get a moon face although I may just have been lucky of course. I have also become a bore on vitamins and nutrition, on the other hand I have found it quite interesting and am probably eating a lot more healthily. I should say I do occassionally slip on the simple carbs although I was never a great pudding person.
I have also started having leg and foot massages which I love. I swim more and have made lots of new friends because of it. My life has changed and I have slowed down but things are still exciting and fun in a more relaxed way. I am more a lady who lunches rather than a lady who acts like a whirling Dervish. I still work but again I take it more easily.
LOL, You've got me pegged and we've never met!
My friends have learnt that if you don't want my opinion, don't ask for it!
I went 'carb free' for the first eight months on pred and didn't get a moonface - UNTIL I started eating them again - could have been a cooincidence - who know.