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@flashbackfcr,
I am sorry to hear of your husband's pancreatic cancer diagnosis. The treatment, surgery, and complications sound like a long journey. I am not sure where you are getting care but wonder if you have had the opportunity to see a diabetes educator? They can be from a variety of health disciplines, including registered dietitians, nurses or pharmacists. They have additional credentials such as a CDE (Certified Diabetes Educator) that indicate expertise in diabetes. Just wondering if you have access to these professionals who have this additional training.

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Thanks for your thoughts, Angie. My husband's surgery was at Mayo in Rochester, MN. We do have a diabetes nurse educator there and he's very good, however he does defer to the the nutritionists when it comes to diet recommendations. And the nutritionist, who I'm sure is also very good, doesn't have suggestions that mesh with both the complicated surgery and diabetes. Basically, it's "eat what appeals to you and cover what you eat with insulin".