How likely is diabetes?

[MikeGrant (imported)]

As i get ready to start Androcur, one of the side effects I have read about is diabetes. None of the info I have found states how likely it is, or if its inevitable. Just wondering if anyone has any information. Thanks.

[MikeGrant (imported)]

I have read the old links on here, but most people who posted seem to have had type 2 before castration. I am a vegetarian, slim and active, do eat lots of carbs, but burn them.

[sparkey49 (imported)]

I was no T after castration for 2.5 years and no diabetics at all! Don’t know about Andocur.

[Jorge2008 (imported)]

The likely mechanism for this side-effect is 1) weight gain due to castration 2) diabetes because of the weight gain.

[tugon (imported)]

Before I was castrated I was hypoglycemic. Hypoglycemia is a warning that diabetes is just around the corner. On my father's side of the family diabetes was a problem for many generations. Yes weight can contribute to diabetes but there are a lot of skinny diabetics. Castrated or not I believe I would have been diabetic. Hell a number of diabetic medicines will cause weight gain.

I would worry more about family history. Also anyone can buy a glucometer to monitor your glucose levels without a prescription. You can also purchase home A1C test kits which will show your average levels over a three month period. Diabetes is odd because what seems to help one may not help the next. May you have a good and strong pancreas.

As a 20 year no T eunuch my state of being is greater than the small things I have to do to deal with being diabetic. I would not trade my sense of self or the comfort in my own skin that castration has given me.

[Zebedeee (imported)]

Thanks tugon, that’s a very useful and inspiring post.

I’ve just started taking medication to chemically castrate myself a couple of days ago, and the long term potential of things like osteoporosis and diabetes, etc., is a worry. But if like yourself I can find a state where I’m comfortable in my own skin, then coping with any complications will be worth it.

[MikeGrant (imported)]

Thanks Tugon for your input. I think smart watches can give you a warning if you are heading toward hypoglycemia, or simple old pee strips.

[Jorge2008 (imported)]

I think he actually meant to say "hyperglycemia". Hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar (also spelled hyperglycaemia or hyperglycæmia) is a condition in which an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood plasma.

Thanks Tugon for your input. I think smart watches can give you a warning if you are heading toward hypoglycemia, or simple old pee strips.

[tugon (imported)]

No damn it I meant Hypoglycemia. You eat the wrong foods and in the beginning your blood sugar spikes and then you bottom out. Your blood sugar goes too low. Blood sugars used to drop to the low 40's or 30's for me while working at a very active job. When a nurse takes your blood sugar after seeing you sweat and your skin is cold then decides you are not to work until you have eaten the sandwich she has given you. You can only return to work when your blood sugar rises. That is hypoglycemia and please do not correct me again.

[Jorge2008 (imported)]

What you're saying just makes no sense. A "

a warning that diabetes is just around the corner

" is above-normal blood sugar readings. It's exactly what happened with a relative of mine: he had high blood sugar readings for years and years (hype

rglycemia), until developing a full-blown diabetes.

No damn it I meant Hypoglycemia. You eat the wrong foods and in the beginning your blood sugar spikes and then you bottom out. Your blood sugar goes too low. Blood sugars used to drop to the low 40's or 30's for me while working at a very active job. When a nurse takes your blood sugar after seeing you sweat and your skin is cold then decides you are not to work until you have eaten the sandwich she has given you. You can only return to work when your blood sugar rises. Tha

t is hypoglycemia and please do not correct me again.