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Diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes) can sometimes develop during treatment for leukaemia or lymphoma. For most people the change is temporary and blood sugars go back to normal once treatment is over. So, it is unlikely you will be diabetic after your treatment finishes.
Diabetes during treatment for leukaemia is usually caused either by treatment with steroids or with a drug called crisantaspase (Erwinase®), sometimes known as asparaginase. Both of these drugs can temporarily affect the way that the body controls sugar levels in the blood.
Content last reviewed: 10 September 2007
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