Table 1.
Date | HA1C | Diabetes regimens |
---|---|---|
Baseline | 7.3 | Detemir 50 units in AM and 50 units in PM, Metformin 1000 mg twice daily, Repaglinide 2 mg before meals, Pioglitazone 15 mg daily |
Cancer diagnosed | 7.4 | Detemir 50 units in AM and 30 units in PM without hypoglycemia episodes. Prandial insulin lispro 5 units was added. Metformin and Repaglinide were discontinued at the beginning of chemotherapy |
3 months after cancer diagnosis | 7.5 | Detemir 50 units in AM and 30 units in PM. Prandial lispro insulin was increased to 15 units with correction lispro ISF 1: 25. CGM was started |
6 months after cancer diagnosis | 8.7 | Detemir 50 units in AM and 40 units in PM with correction lispro ISF 1: 18 on the first and second days following chemotherapy |
10 months after cancer diagnosis | 8.5 | Detemir 50 units in AM and 45 units in PM on the chemotherapy day and 40 units on the following night. ISF 1: 18 on both days |
ISF – insulin sensitivity factor; CGM – continuous glucose monitoring.