Is There a Link Between Hormonal Therapy Treatment and Diabetes?

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edited November 2018 in Hormonal Therapy - Before, During, and After

Is There a Link Between Hormonal Therapy Treatment and Diabetes?
June 29, 2018
A study suggests that women treated with hormonal therapy for breast cancer are more likely to develop diabetes compared to women not treated with hormonal therapy. Read more...

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  • dtad
    dtad Member Posts: 2,323
    edited July 2018

    Hi everyone....this is exactly why I take the supplement berberine. It acts the same as the drug Metformin to regulate blood sugar levels. IMO it also helped lose 30 pounds since my diagnosis. Good luck to all.

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    Bounce Member Posts: 574
    edited July 2018

    Hello dtad

    Are there any studies showing berberine does not interfere with (anti) hormonal treatments?


    Thanks Mods for bringing this to our attention.

    I will be asking my MO about this risk at my next checkup.

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  • dtad
    dtad Member Posts: 2,323
    edited July 2018

    No, I haven't seen any studies addressing that but I really can't think of any reason why it would. Some docs do prescribe the prescription drug Metformin. Don't be surprised if your MO doesn't know anything about berberine. Most conventional docs don't. You might have better luck asking about Metformin. Good luck ad keep us posted..

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  • Bounce
    Bounce Member Posts: 574
    edited July 2018

    Hi Dtad

    You wouldn't think Turmeric would interfere with Tamoxifen but it does!

    I actually meant I would discus the results of the study with my MO - sorry about the confusion.

    I guarantee you if I mention a supplement my MO will just shake her head sadly at me. I have come to understand that doctors know about medicine - not supplements.

    We have to do our own research and try and balance things - but it is not easy when we don't have all the knowledge we need.

    Getting back to the original study - can anyone with a knowledge of statistics weigh in on how significant the results are or aren't?

    I guess the point I take from the article is:

    "Ask about the symptoms of diabetes and how your care team will be monitoring you for any signs of the condition."

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  • coraleliz
    coraleliz Member Posts: 1,523
    edited July 2018

    I competed 5 years of tamoxifen & called it quits. My fasting blood sugars & HA1c have me borderline for diabetes. I have no family history, never been over weight, exercise daily(I love to workout, the gym is like a playground to me, anything outdoors-count me in) & have eaten healthier than anyone I know.

    I had come across info that Tamox can raise blood glucose levels in susceptible people.

    For now, all I can do is try & tweak my diet in order to stay off medications for this. Can't help but wonder if it's related to Tamoxifen somehow.

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  • windingshores
    windingshores Member Posts: 704
    edited July 2018

    These articles that use the generic term "diabetes" to describe what is actually type 2 diabetes drive me crazy.

    Five percent of people with diabetes have type 1, which is an autoimmune disorder that destroys insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. It has nothing to do with diet or lifestyle. Type 1 usually strikes kids and even infants and it is lifelong.

    I am sitting here close to midnight waiting to test my 28 year-old's blood sugar. At the moment she is visiting but I also help her from afar in case she sleeps through an alarm which could literally kill her.

    She was diagnosed with type 1 at age 4 so I have been helping her for 24 years.

    During her entire childhood I got up twice overnight to keep her safe, and the school nurse called me every hour. She wears a pump with tubing inserted every few days, and continuous glucose monitor that is also inserted, once a week. 

    Type 1 takes constant vigilance to avoid life-threatening lows and also highs, like walking a plank. It takes 2-3 hours work/day.

    If your child had this how would you feel about an article about "diabetes" that use the term to refer to type 2 but makes type 1's invisible?





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  • KimE
    KimE Member Posts: 53
    edited November 2018

    I was just diagnosed last night with Type 2 Diabetes. I'm currently taking Aromisin and getting Lupron shots and never had a problem with my blood sugar. This is just too much to deal with. First getting breast cancer, having a DMX with chemo, gaining weight from the AIs (which is delaying my reconstruction) and now diabetes.

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