Re: 35w diabetic needing less insulin

From: Darach Corcoran (djdc@iol.ie)
Wed Mar 27 06:22:34 1996


>Yes steroids do Sometimes increase blood glucose, but its chronic
>hyperglycaeima that's the problem not 24 hours worth.
>--
>Malcolm Griffiths MD,MRCOG,MFFP,Cert.Mgmnt

Agree very much. This idea of not giving steroids after 35 weeks is dangerous. There is very little risk, and one does get quite severe RDS in more mature babies at times. It only needs a pneumothorax to occur in the baby and you have a life-threatening situation that could have been avoided.

Regards,

Darach





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