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Why My Wife's HGA1C Is 11.4 And Her BS Is > 400?
My wife is 16 months post surgical removal of pancreas and spleen due to diagnosis of Pancreatic cancer. She has had clead PET/CT and was not having to take insulin. Now her HGA1C is 11.4 and her BS is > 400. Is this suspicious for cancer coming back or just the remaining portion of Pancreas shutting down?
Notes she had a clean margins when the pancreas was removed and did not have a whipple.
Notes she had a clean margins when the pancreas was removed and did not have a whipple.
Thu, 28 Aug 2014
Since you said her PET CT is normal, there is no cancer recurrence. High HB A1C indicates poor control of blood sugars. That means her antidiabetic medication is not proper. It has nothing to do with cancer recurrence
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