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Blood Tests and Insulin Injections

My 65 year old mom has had diabetes for about 5 or 7 years. She says you can reuse a single-use needle over and over. I want to know what risks she is taking and how do you care for the needle if you really have to reuse it?

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I have a 3 year old daughter who was diagnosed 1.5 years ago. We were using a meter, but were told that the machine is inconsistent so we now use a different machine. Have you heard information on the reliability of meters?

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Could you please tell me the difference between the glycosylated hemoglobin test and the HbA1c? I know they basically measure the same thing, but my daughter’s doctor insists on the HbA1c and my daughters friend gets the glycosylated hemoglobin, which does not require blood to be taken.

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I have had type 1 diabetes for 49 years and have experienced numerous glucose monitoring methods. Is there a clinical evaluation of the accuracy of home blood glucose monitoring devices on the market today?

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I am a 50 year old female who has had diabetes for about seven years, and recently I have had difficulty getting blood with a lancet device. I have reset the depth of the lancet, switched devices, and tried it with no device, still no blood. Any suggestions?

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My 17 year old daughter, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes two months ago, has suddenly developed a fear of giving her injections. She has been doing them herself since leaving the hospital, but it is now taking her as long as 20 minutes.

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My 13 year old daughter has had diabetes for nine months, and recently, she bleeds when I put the injections in her butt.

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When will the GlucoWatch come to Israel?

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I had a fasting blood sugar done which was 196 mg/dl [10.9 mmol/L] which is strange since my first test (which was random after about five hours after eating) was 181 mg/dl [10.5 mmol/L]. I am at a real loss here! I did fast for almost nine hours.

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I am currently using the Novopen 3.0 with Actrapid. My doctor has prescribed lispro for me but Novo Nordisk don’t produce this. Will Lispro cartridges work with my pen?

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