diabetes and breast cancer

[Guest guest]

I was wondering if anyone else here has diabetes? I was diagnosed in

April 2006 and breast cancer surgery was Dec 5th 2006. I am about to

start chemo and I will be one steroids. I know steroids can cause

weight gain and your blood sugars to go up. Anyone have some tips to

deal with this? I would hate to gain back the 35 pounds I worked so

hard to lose since April. I may ask my family doctor to write another

RX to the dietition since I have not been there since June.

Thabks!

Val

[Guest guest]

Hi Val,

my name is S i have advancer recurrance breast cancer just

found out 6 weeks ago!

i have Diabetes too but i have had it for 18yrs! if this is new for you!

then you need to talk to your Dr. about a sliding scale to help you! that

should work i do my oun sliding scale been do it for yrs now! but good

luck Val and i will be praying for you

Sandoval

>

> I was wondering if anyone else here has diabetes? I was diagnosed in

> April 2006 and breast cancer surgery was Dec 5th 2006. I am about

to

> start chemo and I will be one steroids. I know steroids can cause

> weight gain and your blood sugars to go up. Anyone have some tips

to

> deal with this? I would hate to gain back the 35 pounds I worked so

> hard to lose since April. I may ask my family doctor to write another

> RX to the dietition since I have not been there since June.

> Thabks!

> Val

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Val,

I've had diabetes for 36 years, I had my mastectomies 18 and 21

years ago. You're correct, steroids will raise your blood sugar. Are

you on orals or insulin? That will make a difference in how you handle

the rise in sugar level. With insulin (depending on what kind) you can

go to a sliding scale, check with you endo. With orals, your doc might

need to adjust.

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[Guest guest]

Mari,

I am on Metformin 500mg 3X a day. I have an appointment with my

doctor a day before the the first chemo. I am going to bring it up to

her as to what I need to do.

Val

>

> Hi Val,

>

> I've had diabetes for 36 years, I had my mastectomies 18 and

21

> years ago. You're correct, steroids will raise your blood sugar.

Are

> you on orals or insulin? That will make a difference in how you

handle

> the rise in sugar level. With insulin (depending on what kind)

you can

> go to a sliding scale, check with you endo. With orals, your doc

might

> need to adjust.

>

> --

>

> Angel (A.K.A. Mari)

> mfgershman@...

>

> Please click each day to help others, IT'S FREE!

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>