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Blood Tests and Insulin Injections

My daughter has had diabetes for 1 1/2 years. Her doctor just put her on 3 shots a day. Do you think this new method will make a difference? Her doctor thinks she is too young for a pump.

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I am a 40 year old female. I’ve had diabetes since I was seven. I admit to still hating needles and have recently acquired a Medi-Jector Choice for needle free injections. Can this pressurized injector cause me to slip into such low blood sugars?

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What are the highest and lowest documented A1c’s ever?

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I understand that the GlucoWatch is available in England. If I were to go to England, could I buy one, bring it home and use it here, buy the supplies and so forth? I am considering a vacation in England and this would be something wonderful to bring home.

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What difference is there in blood glucose taken from the forearm as opposed to one from the fingertips?

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I am 19 years old, have had diabetes for two years. and I am uncomfortable doing a shot almost anywhere. A few days ago, I got in a fight with a friend who teasingly stabbed me in my left breast with a clean syringe. It did not hurt. Is there any danger in injecting insulin into the breast?

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My daughter just had her first child (an 8 pound, 1 ounce girl), and the hospital watched her blood sugar while she was in the hospital. What should normal blood sugar values be for an infant?

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My 11 year old daughter, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about four and a half years ago, has never been in good control. She has been on an insulin pump for about eight months, and while we have been very pleased, her last A1c was 9.7% while her meter average was 153 mg/dl [8.5 mmol/L]. This situation has repeated itself several times and now her doctor is trying to discover what is going on. Has anyone on your staff ever encountered this problem? What might be the cause?

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Could you point me at a plasma-to-whole-blood conversion chart for mmol/L?

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Are there any laws that say how old a child must be to give him/herself an injection?

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