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What happens, chemically, in a person’s brain when they have an insulin reaction?

June 15, 2000
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My daughter was told to add a unit of insulin during the week before her period because her blood sugars always seem to go up then. She is now up five units more on her morning and night Ultralente. Her blood sugars seem to be great but isn’t 17 Ultralente too much?

June 15, 2000
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My son participates in high school football, wrestling and baseball. The football and wrestling programs both have a regimented lifting program. Our physician suggested using very low weights due to the blood pressure/flow in relationship to his eyes. Should we be concerned with his weightlifting?

June 15, 2000
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I have a 10 year old daughter who has diabetes. I am having a lot of problems with her. It seems she doesn’t even care about her self. My husband and I are very upset with her and afraid. What can we do?

June 15, 2000
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My brother, aged 14, has Type 1 diabetes. I was curious about a possible cause from a virus. What can we do to replace his exercise so that his sugars stay normal?

June 15, 2000
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I have a 11 year old son. He has Type 1 diabetes, diagnosed about 3 years ago. I was wondering if there was something we could do about him having so much gas and what do about his breath. Is diabetes the cause of it?

June 15, 2000
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Will the mesh placed when an abdominal hernia repair was done interfere with insulin absorption if injections are done in the abdomen?

June 15, 2000
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Are aloe vera gel, fields of green, and royal bee jelly safe and helpful for Type 1 diabetes?

June 15, 2000
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I would like to know what would happen if my blood sugar got be too high (900). My age is 22 and I just found out that I have Type 1 diabetes. I need to know because sometimes I’m too busy to take a shot and go right to sleep. Is that bad?

June 15, 2000
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I have a 9 year old son who is about 20 pounds overweight. He was diagnosed with hyperinsulinaemia last year. He is still gaining weight and the dark line around the back of his neck and dark pigmentation under his arms is getting more pronounced. I am having a hard time finding any information on this and am not sure how to handle it.

June 12, 2000
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