boxhill wrote:So, is it the peanut skin part that is supposed to work, and the dates are just there for sweetening? I ask because I have T2 diabetes and thus have to avoid carbs.
boxhill wrote:Went in yesterday, Tuesday, and hurrah! My blood counts were all good, so I had infusion #4, two weeks late. The oncologist reduced my oxi dose by 20%, in hopes of keeping my platelets up, and I am scheduled to get a shot of Neulasta on Thursday when I am unplugged to combat the white blood cell problem.
I have abdominal and thoracic CAT scans with contrast scheduled for July 10th, and an appointment with the oncologist--and presumably Cycle 5 infusion--on the 12th if my numbers hold up.
The one thing I would really like to stop is the dexe-whatever steroid, but of course that's not happening. I've discovered that it sends my blood glucose through the roof. As in, I was waking up with a 109-111, which is good, and today I woke up with a 202, which is dreadful. I've never had a reading like that. I ate about 90 minutes ago, maybe 20 gms of carbs max, and it's up to 255. That's dreadful. I wonder how many days this is going to last...
boxhill wrote:....The one thing I would really like to stop is the dexe-whatever steroid, but of course that's not happening. I've discovered that it sends my blood glucose through the roof. As in, I was waking up with a 109-111, which is good, and today I woke up with a 202, which is dreadful. I've never had a reading like that. I ate about 90 minutes ago, maybe 20 gms of carbs max, and it's up to 255. That's dreadful. I wonder how many days this is going to last...
boxhill wrote:I only get the dexe at infusion.
Today--unplugging day--my fasting BG in the morning was 166, which is still way over what I would like, but definitely a big improvement over yesterday. It will be interesting to see how long it takes to get all of the way back down.
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