Diagnosed as T2 in 2004. BS at diagnosis was around 380. Dr put me on Glipozide, and my numbers were all over the place between 200 and down to as little as 60. A1c stayed below 6.9%. Dr & I wanted a little more stability, so we changed to Metforman 500 x1. Fasting BS in the morning was usually between 150-170. Couldn't get my BS down to <120. Went to Metforman 500 x2. Still couldn't get BS down.
Fast forward to Feb 2011 - during a normal quarterly blood test we found I had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, with a positive Philadelphia Chromosome. Got rid of all leukemia cells, and rebuilding marrow in a maintenance chemo. Taking Vincristine and Decadron (steroid). Decadron jumps my BS to above 290 within 6 hours of treatment. Stays above 260 for an additional 24 hours, then gradually goes down to about 150 48 hrs post treatment.
To try to do a better job of controlling BS while undergoing chemotherapy, Dr put me on Novolog FlexPen on a sliding scale. I take my Bs before eating, then inject based on sliding scale. So, I've been using insulin for 5 days. I just haven't seen much progress in lowering my BS. Working closely with Fam Dr, Oncologist, Cardiologist.
Fast forward to Feb 2011 - during a normal quarterly blood test we found I had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, with a positive Philadelphia Chromosome. Got rid of all leukemia cells, and rebuilding marrow in a maintenance chemo. Taking Vincristine and Decadron (steroid). Decadron jumps my BS to above 290 within 6 hours of treatment. Stays above 260 for an additional 24 hours, then gradually goes down to about 150 48 hrs post treatment.
To try to do a better job of controlling BS while undergoing chemotherapy, Dr put me on Novolog FlexPen on a sliding scale. I take my Bs before eating, then inject based on sliding scale. So, I've been using insulin for 5 days. I just haven't seen much progress in lowering my BS. Working closely with Fam Dr, Oncologist, Cardiologist.