# A diary of my journey managing blood glucose on chemotherapy

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-diary-of-my-journey-managing-blood-glucose-on-chemotherapy/14236>\
**Category:** Medicines\
**Tags:** insulin, steroids, chemotherapy\
**Created:** [November 11, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-diary-of-my-journey-managing-blood-glucose-on-chemotherapy/14236 "2023-11-11T00:13:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-diary-of-my-journey-managing-blood-glucose-on-chemotherapy/14236/30 "2023-11-17T16:14:24Z")

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> [@CarlosLuis](#):
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> He said it is really good for meal time spikes and corrections because of the speed of action and the short half-life.

Intramuscular (IM) injections, which I learned about on FUD from @Eric, also work great for corrections.

> [@A primer on intramuscular bolus injecting](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-primer-on-intramuscular-bolus-injecting/10174):
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> Greetings all, I am finding an ever-increasing need for faster bolus action. Whether it’s a missed pre-bolus (the piping hot meal in front of me and i haven’t bolussed yet), eating out in restaurants where i’ve no idea what or when i’ll eat, and my BGs are rising (at home i’d wait until they’re flat or trending down before starting to eat), or wanting to correct a hyper excursion, i’m getting fed up of waiting for my bolus to kick in. Sometimes it’s 20-30mins, but often it’s well over an hour ……

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