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Blood Tests and Insulin Injections

I just bought a FreeStyle meter and am very satisfied with it. Later, I saw a meter advertised that will test on thighs, chest, and abdomen. Can I do that with my FreeStyle as well?

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I got diagnosed with diabetes, and a friend has a tester called a [brand name of a meter]. How can I get one?

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I would like to use an instant hand sanitizer to clean my child’s fingers before doing a finger prick. My doctor said this would be bad to continually use on my child’s fingers.

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I read about a patch that will measure blood-sugar without having to do the fingersticks. Is this patch going to be for children?

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My daughter is being switched to Lantus with Humalog, and with the increase in Humalog injections, we want to find a pen that would assist with dosing but have found that the only pen with one-half unit increment is for NovoLog. Are there any pens that would accommodate half unit measurements and use Humalog? Is there much difference between Humalog and NovoLog?

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At what age should the heels stop being used for blood glucose testing and the infant/toddler switched to toes and or fingers?

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Our three year old son, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes last week, has been taking the blood tests quite well, but the shots have been quite challenging. Just hearing his little voice say ‘ouch, ouch, ouch’ as he gets the shot and then say he is mad at me and hide afterwards is just a bit tough to deal with. Do you think his fear/panic will pass?

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In response to the person who asked about obtaining blood sugar levels for normal children throughout the day, it seems odd to me that we do not have the data for this. If we do not know what the normal levels are, then how can we make an informed decision about what the desirable levels should be for children with diabetes?

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My glucose meter will read out as either whole blood or plasma. Should I be using the plasma or whole blood setting?

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My son had a fingerstick A1c of 8.2%, and I took a venous sample to the hospital lab where a “glycosylated hemoglobin” was 6.8%. Two months later, his fingerstick A1c was 8.1% and the venous glycosylated hemoglobin was 6.7%. Why would there be such a large discrepancy in these results?

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