Diabetes and cancer treatment

Booklet
Published: 01 Sep 2023
Next review: 01 Sep 2026
Edition: 3
This booklet is about diabetes and cancer treatment. It is for anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer and also has diabetes.
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Published: 01 Sep 2023
Next review: 01 Sep 2026
Edition: 3
This booklet is about diabetes and cancer treatment. It is for anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer and also has diabetes.

About this booklet

This booklet explains how some cancer treatments, scans, or tests, can affect your diabetes, and make it difficult to control your blood sugar. It also has some tips to help you cope with the side effects of cancer treatment if you have diabetes.

 

We hope it helps you deal with some of the questions or feelings you may have. We cannot give advice about the best treatment for you. You should talk to your doctor, who knows your medical history.

 

We want everyone affected by cancer to feel our information is written for them. To do this we use plain English and we try to make it accessible and relevant to the widest range of people. Read more about how we produce our information.

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How we can help

Macmillan Support Line
The Macmillan Support Line is a free and confidential phone service for people living and affected by cancer. If you need to talk, we'll listen. 

 

Clinical Information Nurse Specialists
Our Cancer Information Nurse Specialists are dedicated cancer nurses available to talk to on our Macmillan Cancer Support Line. 
Welfare rights advice and tools

There are lots of benefits that could help you after a cancer diagnosis, but the system can be confusing. Our Welfare Rights Advisors are here to help.