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Diet
Hi,
I forgot to mention that we can monitor our sugar (glucose) in BMP or CMP (blood chemistry tests) blood tests if our docs do them. We are entitled to copies of all of our tests according to federal law if we live in the U. S. The normal ranges where I go are from 70-100, so I try to keep my sugar between those numbers. I ate a little ice cream one day and my glucose level was 150. The doc almost had a heart attack. I was busted !! I will never do that again ----------at least on the day I get my blood tests. Smile. I east plain or vanilla yoghurt instead of ice cream. Yoghurt can be frozen just like ice cream.
Apparently glucose has something to do with cancer metabolism. They day before a PET scan the patient has to limit all foods that convert to glucose. When a person arrives at the hospital the same test that diabetics take everyday is administered to check the glucose levels.
Then a solution that includes glucose is injected before the test. Wherever the glucose shows up on the scans that is where the cancer may be.
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