Diabetes and cancer

Diabetes is a condition where there is too much sugar in the blood. If you have diabetes, cancer and its treatment can affect your blood sugars.

Diabetes and cancer
If you have diabetes, cancer and its treatment can affect your blood sugar levels.
Diabetes and side effects of cancer
Information and tips to help cope with the side effects of cancer and its treatments when you have diabetes.
Monitoring and managing your blood sugar levels
It is important to monitor your blood sugar levels during your cancer treatment. Your diabetes team can tell you what your safe range should be.
Diabetes and steroids
Steroids can increase your blood sugar levels if you have diabetes. This treatment can also cause high blood sugar in people who do not have diabetes.
Diabetes and surgery

Having diabetes may mean you have more risk of problems after surgery. Your surgery will be planned carefully to help reduce the risks.
Diabetes and targeted therapy
If you have diabetes, some targeted therapy drugs may affect your blood sugar level while you are having treatment.
Diabetes and immunotherapy
Immunotherapy drugs may affect your blood sugar level.
Diabetes and radiotherapy
Radiotherapy uses high-energy rays called radiation to treat cancer. Radiotherapy and it’s side effects can affect your blood sugar.
Diabetes and hormonal therapies
Some hormonal therapy drugs can increase your blood sugar level. These drugs are often used to treat breast cancer and prostate cancer.
Diabetes and chemotherapy

Chemotherapy can affect your blood sugar if you have diabetes. Find out more about this and other side effects.
Diabetes and stem cell transplants
A stem cell transplant can cause severe side effects. This can affect diabetes by causing your blood sugar to go up or down.

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