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Blood Tests and Insulin Injections

I am looking for the NovoPen Junior and a device called the PenMate that works with this pen. I want this for my seven year old son because the needle does not show when the PenMate is used with the pen. Any help you can give me would be great.

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My 14 year old son, who has had type 1 diabetes for three years, just had more tests done, and I’m hoping you can help me with the results.

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My nine year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes two years ago. She has severe hypertrophy on her stomach and arms. Will it go away? How can we best prevent it?

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How do you rate a C-peptide value of 1.5? Is this somewhat low?

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My son has to have blood work every so often, but I can’t remember. what it is they check for and cannot get in touch with the doctor to ask. All I know is his rbcc didn’t come back well indicating that his average levels were too high. I want to look up info on what this means but can’t remember the technical words.

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Can you tell me if the standard normal blood sugar range 80-120 mg/dl [4.4-6.7 mmol/L] is in reference to whole blood or plasma? Should my goal range really be slightly higher in plasma readings?

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What insulin syringes have the finest needles for maximum comfort? I have the same question concerning the lancets.

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Twice, I had severe lows within an hour of taking my evening Lantus. It was well past my last shot of Humalog. Do you have an explanation?

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I am a 56 year old white male with a family history of diabetes who had an elevated fasting blood glucose about two months ago. I went on a low carb diet, lost 15 pounds and 30 days later my fasting blood glucose was much lower. My doctor is not concerned, is not advising me to monitor my levels at home, and I am not scheduled to see him for another year. Do you think I should buy a self testing kit?

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My son recently switched to NovoRapid and Lantus. Our doctor has discouraged us from giving correction shots, like I did with our previous regimen. What should I do?

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