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chemo/diabetes

bdean
bdean CSN Member Posts: 259 *
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Hello!
Have any of you had trouble with diabetes after starting chemo? A friend just told me that she now has this problem too! I was wondering if it happens very often.
Thanks for any info.
Hugs from Brenda
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  • 24242
    24242 CSN Member Posts: 1,398 *
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    Hi Brenda,
    I have often heard of diabetes coming to the for front after surgeries. Trauma to the body has a habit of doing funny things. I think the people I have known probably had problems to start with but weren't addressed till an accident caused massive injuries and surgery. It is truly amazing what they are finding out about the bodies reaction to trauma and illness.
    Tara
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  • pippi
    pippi CSN Member Posts: 51
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    Hi, I was a type 2 diabetic before I had my mastectomy and AC chemo and it did not seem to have any effect on it at all. I am still able to control it by diet alone but really have to behave
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