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I have been insulin dependant for 48 years and reading questions etc. I can’t understand blood sugar levels of 100, etc. Are blood sugar readings done differently in the US to Australia?

March 29, 2000
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My 6 year old daughter has been diabetic for 3 years and is currently taking part in a trial for a new insulin called Biphasic Aspart. I am having trouble locating any studies or reports on the trials which have already been carried out on adults worldwide for this insulin – can anyone help?

March 29, 2000
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I’d actually like to respond to a previous question. It is from a mother in Pittsburgh, whose 9 year old daughter was diagnosed as a pre-diabetic and is producing insulin at high rates. This is a rare condition, but it happened to me.

March 29, 2000
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My 11 year old son has type 1 diabetes and has had it for 3 years; he is not doing well at it at all. His numbers are always high. Is there anything we can do? Can he get a transplant or is there something else we can do to keep him from having medical problems in the future?

March 29, 2000
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My brother is 26 and discovered he had diabetes at 15. He takes two shots a day — but has recently starting getting the night sweats. Does this mean he needs less insulin and how dangerous are night sweats?

March 29, 2000
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I have had diabetes for 30 years; I am now 38 and soon to be having my 30 year anniversary with my Type 1 diabetes. I have been told by a doctor that if I take Glucophage 3 times daily that I will soon enough be able to stop taking insulin altogether. Is this true?

March 29, 2000
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My son at 30 hours of life started having seizures, with a glucose level of 20. He has hypoglycemia and hyperinsulinemia. His lowest blood sugar was 19. He was started on diazoxide, and was on it for 16 days. What is the chance of his glucose dropping again?

March 27, 2000
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At the age of 1, I had my daughter’s pediatrician test her for diabetes (she is now 16 months). The reason for the request is that I am a diabetic and my pregnancy was a very long and difficult one with high blood sugars.

March 27, 2000
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My ten year old has type 1 diabetes. Can iontophoresis be used to deliver insulin through the skin and also to test glucose levels?

March 27, 2000
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My 3 1/2 year old son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes one week after his second birthday. I’m concerned about his cholesterol level and it’s significance and implications for a diabetic child. His cholesterol level has stayed around 200 despite our efforts to improve it.

March 27, 2000
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