Diabetes after surviving stage IV

[Nickmark59]

Yes I have been sailing along dealing with the normal side effetcs from all the surgery and chemo such asbowel dumps and neuropathy etc NED almost 9 years and now all of a sudden get whacked with type 1 diabetes all of sudden vision was blured and knowing there is diabetes in family used father in laws meter find im 620 rush my self to hospital to be told they have no idea why my a1c?numbers went sky high all of a sudden. Ok so now a new battle. Has any one esle experinced sudden diabetes like this after beng NED for long period

[behconsult]

I became type 2 during chemo. The steroids sent my blood sugar over the top and now manage by meds. Diabetes is a side-effect of chemo. It is hard on all your organs. It ages your body a lot quicker.

A1c numbers-measure back 90 days and done by lab. The 620 number is blood glucose number and done by lancet and glucose meter. You can do this.

[Bev G]

Hi Nick,

Long time no hear!

I'mm sorry to hear of your new diagnosis. I doubt it is due to the cancer. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease and is really quite different from type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes could indeed be induced by the steroids that are often given with chemo. This would NOT be something that would happen 9 years later. New type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed earlierf in life but it can start at any time. Good luck getting it under control and getting used to the routine.

Best wishes to you,

Bev
(RN CDE-Certified DIabetes Educator)

[crazylife]

Hoping you can keep it under control! Looks like you beat stage IV cancer so this should be a piece of cake! (no cake for you though - ha ha) Good luck!!

[Lee]

While I am not a diabetic YET, I am slowly heading in that direction. Have a few relatives who are there (thus in the family), and I've been told with the steroids I've received through the years, yeah it probably gonna happen.

One day at a time. Good luck,

Lee