Hi everyone 
Hope you are doing all well 
My mum is on chemo and she has type 2 diabetes. I’ve been told that to watch out her glucose level as it can fluctuate.
Would love to hear any advises and tips on how to manage her type 2 diabetes, what food to avoid and what to eat, exercise tips etc
Hi, it depends what chemo mum is having. I was fine on EC and had no issues bar didn’t have a great appetite and some food tasted weird! Been on Paclitaxel for 3 weeks and had 1 Phesgo injection and it has been a nightmare. I had chronic diarrhoea and had to stop taking Metformin for a few days but soon as I started it again the 
came back. I ended up in A&E on fluids and they changed my Metformin to a slow release one but again I ended up on the loo so stopped it again. Now got to contact GP Mon to ask what to do! If mum is ok at the mo just carry on, tips are to eat little and often, snacks, avoid high fibre diet, greasy food, high sugar and sweetener filled food as they can act as laxatives. Drink lots of fluid, non fizzy, caffeine free if possible. Test sugars if you have a machine.
Awww hope you are doing ok 
Thank you for the advise My mum is on EC at the moment she had her first treatment about a week ago.
But I believe when I see the oncologist to discuss her 2nd treatment they might discuss Phesgo and Herceptin as they were waiting for the echocardiogram test before they could start with that. Because they were waiting for that, they started EC first so that there was no delay
Dear @sshini93 , well done for advocating for your Mum. She is lucky to have you! I went through my treatment with type 1 diabetes so not exactly the same but managing both conditions, and especially getting my oncologist to take this into account, was quite a challenge. If your Mum is under a diabetes clinic I would suggest letting them know about her cancer treatment and seeking their advice. Macmillan also have a couple of good booklets you may find helpful. One is called Diabetes and cancer and one is called physical activity and cancer. You can also call the charity Diabetes UK or post questions to their forum as well. It will be important that your Mum continues to manage her diabetes with diet, exercise, and medication as before. Try to avoid processed food, cakes and sweets, and any fruit drinks or alcohol. Beware of fresh orange juice and apple juice. These have a very high sugar content. Mouth care is also very important during chemo and fruit juices will rot teeth quite quickly. If friends and family want to give your Mum a gift please discourage them from giving chocolates and sweets and maybe suggest flowers or hand cream, or bath products instead. Although finger prickers or continuous glucose monitors are not usually given to type 2 diabetics it may be worth asking for this whilst your Mum is under treatment so that her blood sugar can be monitored. It is the steroid drugs given with chemo for anti sickness that can raise the blood sugar. Continuos glucose monitors like Libre 2 can also be purchased privately. As mentioned upthread, drinking lots of water will be helpful during and after chemo. Flavouring it with mint or cucumber may make it more palatable. I wish your Mum well with her treatment, and also yourself as you walk by her side. With love from Tulip x
Thank you very much for the tips and advises I will definitely do that and make sure she is on a healthy diet and does plenty exercises 
Two years after my treatment finished, I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic. My Hba1c level was 47, pre-diabetes is 42-47. I have been on the Living Well course for 4 months ( it’s a 9 month course). We were told that generally people should have 200-250g of carbohydrate a day, but pre-diabetics should have 150g a day to bring glucose levels down. I had another blood test recently and my Hba1c level is 38, which is normal. I have not made drastic changes but small tweaks to my diet. I bought a carb counting book for a couple of pounds, there are also carb counting apps to help.