Prednisone makes our bodies metabolize sugar and carbohydrates differently making some people weight gain and experience high levels of sugar in the blood by making our bodies resistant to insulin. In this way, a person may develop diabetes. The rates of Prednisone causing this disorder are 10-24%. H.
Your ex-wife may receive Social Security Disability Income---SSDI---based on your condition, even if you are paying alimony. As with other Social Security benefits, alimony is considered unearned income and will reduce the overall amount of benefits she receives.
1. Social Security rules allow beneficiaries below the full retirement age to earn up to $14,160 without a reduction in benefits. Benefits are reduced by $.50 for every $1 of earnings above $14,160. Beneficiaries at or above the full retirement age can have unlimited earned income without a reduction in benefits.