Hoping someone here can help with an answer. I was diagnosed in February with DCIS. Had mastectomy and reconstruction end March. At the end of April I was prescribed Letrozole. At the same time I had a visit with the diabetes nurse. Informed me that my readings were again down and it was considered I was no longer diabetic and stopped my meds. She suggested a further blood test in three months which I had done a couple of weeks ago. This week I had a call from the gp surgery to say they’d made me an appointment to see the nurse. When I checked my reading it was 60! Never been that high. It appears my cholesterol is a bit high too (on a statin). Seems like too much of a coincidence to me that both of those are raised since starting treatment. Has anyone here had similar problems with Letrozole and diabetes? I was hoping to stay off the diabetes meds but not sure if that’s possibe now. Would love to go see the nurse armed with anecdotal evidence from others.
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