chemo and diabetes

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Hi

I wondered if anyone with type 2 diabetes had problems with managing BMs during chemo, any one want to share experiences

love

poppy

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Hi Poppy,

I am also type 2 diabetic. I have no direct experience but I asked the same question a couple of months ago when I wasn’t sure if I would have to have chemo.

Someone said to me some of the drugs they give you with the chemo can affect blood sugar.

I am nearly finished rads at the moment and have found my blood sugars a little higher than normal through the treatment. I can’t find anything on-line about this, but rads have affected my appetite so I am sure there is a connection.

Lynda

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I’m type 2 diabetic, managed by a couple of Metformin tablets a day. Blood sugars go up when I have steroids, then back down again the following week. They said no problem unless long term diabetic and blood sugars stay high. I should be able to monitor with low sugar diet after my chemo ends.

I bought a monitoring kit from Boots for £12

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Hi Poppy,

This is not about diabets but was wondering if you had come to a conclusion regarding having chemo.

Deb xxx

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Hi Deb

I am waiting for oncotypedx test results which take a few weeks then will make deciscion> How are you doing Fed up of waiting such a big deciscion

Love Poppy x

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Thanks Lynda and Dasiey

I found that my blood sugars have gone crazy since diagnosis especially when i had surgery.

diabetes was so well controlled and have had to increase metformin and still not gone back to normal. It is one of the reasons that I am not keen on chemo and having problems making decision. Good luck with your treatment ladies

love Poppy x

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Hi Poppy,

Mine also went up for a while after surgery, but they did drop a couple of weeks later.

Lynda

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I have type 2 diabetes and before diagnosis was on 1 gliclazide a day. The chemo etc sent it haywire and am now struggling to keep my blood sugar under control and am on 4 gliclazide and 1 metformin a day. I have had a few blips that have been entirely my fault but even on very good weeks it is high. I see my specialist nurse every 3 months and she is looking at reviewing my medication. I desperatley do not want to start using insulin. She told me that often the pancreas never fully recovers from the onslaught of the chemo drugs.

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Hi Cadi

Thanks for being honest

Love Poppy x