Living with sarcoidosis means managing symptoms, medications, and side effects that can turn your body into a science experiment. When prednisone turned my metabolism into a full-blown sugar-addicted monster, I went hunting for sweeteners that wouldn’t kill me faster than the disease. Here’s how I learned that everything—yes, even the stuff labeled “natural”—comes with fine print.
Prednisone, Diabetes, and My Not-So-Reliable CGM Adventure
Since 2006, prednisone has ruled my life, dragging me from prediabetes into type 2 diabetes and forcing me to test every trick in the blood sugar book. From finger sticks to a CGM that lied straight to my face, here’s what living with sarcoidosis, heart failure, and now diabetes really looks like.
