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Dexona and betamethasone course
Hello doctor,
I have been diagnosed with borderline gestational diabetes. Taking metformin 500 twice a day and monitoring glucose levels at home which is coming fasting 110 around and post meal 140 around.
I was given dexona on 23rd and 24th February and betamethasone injections on 9th and 10th March ( in the gap of 13 days).
While injections metformin dose was increased for 3 days.
Is it worrisome that in my condition two courses of steroids were given?
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It's routinely given for lung maturity in mothers like you who have diabetes or hypertension or other risk factors in pregnancy. Don't think too much about it.
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Dr. Raj M Mehta
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9 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
No worry
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Dr. Vijaya Gupta
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22 yrs exp
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Steroids are given fr lung maturity
What has been given cannot be undone now
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