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Blood sugar level impact on chemotherapy

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: May 29, 2024 | Replies (10)

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After 3 months of chemo and hearing weekly that we should “keep an eye on” glucise levels climbing to like 498 I finally got an endocrinologist and am trying to figure out how to use both long- and slow-acting insulin to stay below 200. It’s taking more than a couple of weeks, and boy does chemo make it harder- I did get Libre3, and it’s simply maxing out and it’s slowly dropping below 300 at midnight.

I’m afraid to take any extra insulin right before bed above what my endocrinologist encouraged.

Can we damage remaining pancreas cells with high insulin doses?

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pdabrca2 I was also worried about those high insulin doses, but my endocrinologist is more concerned about high glucose lingering in the bloodstream. If you haven’t already, you can work with a dietitian to help you out together a good diet as when we are so dependent on insulin to manage the sugar and carbs in the foods we eat, diet is essential in helping to get to those lower glucose readings. I keep really low on the carbs and maybe this isn’t good advice so please consult your endocrinologist, save the work of my insulin injections for occasional sweet foods that I enjoy ( Kind bars are really good at raising your blood sugar slowly) and small amounts of frozen yogurt bars (like Yazzo). Not sure about that last one as my memory is really getting bad as of late. Immediately following chemo if blood sugar is still too high I take a “correction” dose of 2 units before I go to sleep as my endocrinologist has advised. This is what I do, but really find yourself a really Endo that will guide you along the path needed. If you lived in Orange County I could give you some good advice on drs, but I always look at where they did their medical education and frequently choose drs who attended UCLA for medical school since I know it’s very difficult to get into there based on personal experience of Friend’s son who is very bright but still wasn’t able to get in, and other children of my fiends.