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.
Social Security can also be garnished to pay for late alimony or child support, which can cost you as much as 50%-65% of your benefit. Why this matters to you. The average Social Security benefit for a retiree was $1,301.84 as of August. That's below what you'd earn from a minimum-wage full-time job in many states.ubtract the $104.90 Part B and a $183 supplemental premium from a typical Social Security benefit, and the check shrinks substantially to $1,013.94. That's before considering the possibility of any taxes or garnishments. If you can live on that net monthly benefit in your retirement, more power to you.