Patient description: The patient is a 24-year-old man who has had type 1 diabetes for 11 years. He presents to the emergency room with hyperglycemia and concern for possible diabetic ketoacidosis after not taking his insulin for 3 days. The patient reports that he is currently homeless and has lost his supply of insulin, syringes, glucometer, and glucose testing supplies. The patient states that at the time of his initial diagnosis with type 1 diabetes he was hospitalized with a glucose value >1000 mg/dL. At the time, he was experiencing polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia. He reports that he has been on insulin since the time of his diagnosis, and he has never been prescribed oral agents for diabetes management. Most recently, he has been using insulin glargine 55 units once daily, and insulin aspart sliding scale 3 times daily. The patient has had previous episodes of diabetic ketoacidosis, for which he was hospitalized. With this episode of hyperglycemia, he is not experiencing any nausea, vomiting, or abdominal discomfort, and he appears well. His lab studies showed: A1c: 11.3% Creatinine: 0.9 mg/dL with eGFR >60 mL/min Aspartate aminotransferase (AST): 17 U/L Alanine aminotransferase (ALT): 14 U/L Beta-hydroxybutyrate: 0.1 mmol/L Bicarbonate: 25 mEq/L Anion

Clinical trial eligibility criteria: eligible ages (years): 18.0-999.0,  Head and Neck Cancer Patients must have documented advanced, locally recurrent, or metastatic head and neck carcinoma, which is untreatable by surgical resection or radiation therapy Prior chemotherapy for advanced/metastatic disease is allowed (1 regimen only) Patients must be taxane-naïve (no prior docetaxel or paclitaxel) Patients who have received chemoradiation as a primary therapy for advanced head and neck cancer are eligible Patients must have measurable or evaluable disease. Pre-study imaging for disease assessment must be done within 28 days of registration Patients with brain metastases are eligible if they have been stable for at least six weeks post-radiation therapy Aged 18 years or older Performance status of 0-2 by Zubrod criteria Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks Hematologic: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) equal to or > 1,500/mm3; hemoglobin equal to or > 8.0 g/dl; platelets equal to or > 100,000/mm3  Patients with congestive heart failure, second or third degree heart block or recent myocardial infarction within 12 months from registration are not eligible Peripheral neuropathy equal to or greater than grade 2 Patients with a history of severe hypersensitivity reaction to drugs formulated with polysorbate 80 Use of standard chemotherapy or investigational agents for treatment of head and neck cancer within 28 days of 1st dose of study drug Any medical or psychiatric illness which, in the opinion of the principal investigator, would compromise the patient's ability to tolerate this treatment regimen Prior unanticipated severe reaction to fluoropyrimidine therapy or known hypersensitivity to 5-fluorouracil Pregnant or lactating women, women of childbearing potential with either a positive pregnancy test (PPT) at baseline, or sexually active females not using a reliable contraceptive method while on study and for at least six months after chemotherapy. (Postmenopausal women must have been amenorrheic for at least 12 months to be considered of non-childbearing potential.) Sexually active patients not using a reliable contraceptive method while on study and for at least six months after chemotherapy Patients with malabsorption syndromes will be excluded. Administration of capecitabine through feeding tubes is permitted Serious concurrent infections