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jojo · 10-26-2005, 09:46 PM

Kansas Rose,

I do not mean to scare anybody about this, but I would like to share a fact with you.

Diabetes do not run in my family, although there are a few of us known to have low blood pressure. Anyway, after all this chemo I have had and now I am on Xeloda, my blood sugar has been affected. I am considered "borderline", meaning that I fall in the pre-diabetic range. Just a few points higher, I turn diabetic. Ask for a glucose tolerance test, which you would have to fast overnight prior to your bloodwork appt.

Good luck!

10-26-2005, 09:46 PM	#7
jojo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: San Francisco Bay Area in California Posts: 176	Hi Kansas Rose Kansas Rose, I do not mean to scare anybody about this, but I would like to share a fact with you. Diabetes do not run in my family, although there are a few of us known to have low blood pressure. Anyway, after all this chemo I have had and now I am on Xeloda, my blood sugar has been affected. I am considered "borderline", meaning that I fall in the pre-diabetic range. Just a few points higher, I turn diabetic. Ask for a glucose tolerance test, which you would have to fast overnight prior to your bloodwork appt. Good luck! __________________ *Blessings & Peace,* ~jojo~ 1st Dx: May '03 at age 35 Stage 3b 6cm IDC tumor 17/18 + nodes Neoadjuvant: 4x A/C dose dense; 12x weekly Taxol & weekly Herceptin Left Mastectomy: Nov '03 27x Rads Stage 4 since June '04 Still on maintenance Herceptin since the very beginning Currently on Abraxane (3 weeks / 1 week off)