Resistance to insulin means that the body’s own insulin, or the insulin that is injected into it, does not work well.
“Some people are especially worried about what they do because they think the food is causing the unusually high glucose reading, but it is most likely from the steroid,” notes Medtronic Diabetes.
In an early study published in the journal of Drug Safety, researchers investigated the association between topical corticosteroids and diabetes risk among 192,893 users.
In a discussion about their findings, the researchers wrote: “Current topical corticosteroid use was associated with a 1.24-fold increased risk of diabetes.