I know what you mean. I can not take steroids because my sugar goes extemely high, one time they said it was 1000 while I was hopitalized. I now am having a flare up, my legs hurt so bad but I am broke out with a rash, but the pain, it is labor day so I plan to call my doctor on Tuesday but he usually does not know what to do for me. Any body have any suggestions other than steroids.