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 […]
Who needs me now?
From my 2022 archive: Instead of having an evening to contemplate the past year and process the fact that I have cancer and am about to have a pretty big surgery, I spent the time picking up three people in my life, a family member with his own devastating diagnosis, a co-worker who needed a […]
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 […]