[Diabetes-talk] What did you do? steroid problems

[cheryl echevarria]

well with transplant drugs it does the same thing if you don't have 
diabetes, they weaken you some even give you cancer, but you know what dying 
from kidney failure is terrible.

Cheryl Echevarria

skype: angeldn3


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
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Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] What did you do? steroid problems


> !My friend is on chemo for lung cancer and has been on it for 3 years 
> now.
>  She was given 18 months to live.  She is doing fairly well  except the
> steroids do spike her blood sugar levels.  She was not a  diabetic before 
> she
> was diagnosed with the lung cancer.  She now takes a  long acting insulin 
> on
> the day they give her the steroids and her chemo  treatment and then for 
> the
> next couple  of days she covers herself with a  short acting insulin if
> needed.
>
> I believe for each individual it is finding the right docvtor that knows
> what to do.
>
> Joyce
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