From my 2022 archives: In the short time that I had to prepare for chemotherapy, I looked into the potential side effects that affect or overlap with my type 1 diabetes. Other than the more obvious things that throw my sugars for a loop, like the steroids and potential for nausea and vomiting, we T1d […]
Blood sugars on steroids…
From my 2022 archive: Other than one steroid injection for my shoulder issues (a whole separate story), I had never taken steroids prior to my cancer diagnosis. Unfortunately, many chemotherapy regimens require oral steroids for either a few days surrounding each infusion or every day in certain situations. In my experience, the steroids quickly wreaked […]
First things first…
From my 2022 archive: The most important thing I can think of to tell people with T1D that now have to deal with cancer is to do your best to get an insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor (CGM) if you don’t already have them (preferably ones that work together as a closed loop, if […]