Re: Class action lawsuit against Prednisone

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On 3/02/11, Jose Fronda wrote:
> my brother was prescribed prednisone from June 2003 thru
> Nov 2006 for infections like bronchitis, pneumonia, COPD,
> asthma. He'd developed various harmful effects : fluid
> retention, increased blood sugar leading to diabetes
> (family have no diabetes history), increased succeptibility
> to infections, easy bruising, thinning of skin, imcreased
> blood pressure, ulcers and bleeding, glaucoma and cataract,
> osteoporosis, insomnia and depressed, psychogenic, adrenal
> suppression, blood chemistry problems.

On 5/17/11
I was put on prednisone for back pain developed hyperglycaemia, critical blood
sugars in ER
Now off work vision decreased, visual disturbances, extreme fatigue
Been told prednisone could have caused me to be diabetic, have had lots of
tests, more medical visits with specialists
Bloodwork is all normal, can't find any cause for diabetes, 42, 120lbs, healthy,
no hx diabetes
I'm furious, took a drug and now have severe medical problem
Prednisone states possible diabetes with long term use +6weeks, has anyone
else experienced this and if so what can be done.