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Blood Tests and Insulin Injections

The price of the Precision Xtra ketone test strips make it too expensive to use, and I’ve heard they are difficult to get. Are there any glucose meters, other than Precision Xtra, that test for ketones?

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In the recent movie, Panic Room, Jodie Foster’s movie daughter wears a non-invasive blood-glucose testing device, similar to, but smaller and better looking than the Cygnus Glucowatch Biographer. Does this device exist or is it part of the film-maker’s imagination? If it does, can you provide me with the name of the manufacturer?

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Because of financial problems, almost all of our patients use visual blood glucose test strips. How reliable is this compared to a glucose meter or a lab sugar?

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Lately, we notice that the injections were a little harder to inject into my son’s arms so we decided to start giving him his injections in his backside. We have observed his blood sugars are so much better when we inject in his backside. Do you sometimes have to stop using certain areas for a while?

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My three year old son gets a combination of NPH and Humalog in the morning. ow long can the dose stay good in the syringe? Should it be given within five to ten minutes of combining the insulins or does it matter?

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My son refuses to take insulin. I am tired of fighting him about taking his shots. I do not know what to do. My son’s doctors are saying I have to give him his shots. I get distracted very easy with the other kids and it’s very hard to watch that he takes his shot. I would like to get him on the pump but the doctors say he has to follow this packet before he can get the pump.

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My child, who has type 1 diabetes, gets terrible headaches and leg pains. Is there any way her condition can be improved? What foods can she eat? Are there any alternatives to insulin injections?

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Is there a “sure-fire” location for testing one’s blood glucose? We have difficulty obtaining adequate blood from our son.

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I would like to stop pumping and take injections for a while. Is this okay to do?

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I use a meter offered by Walgreen’s because I don’t have insurance, and the strips are half the price. However, I have had a couple of times when my blood sugar was not measured correctly, and when I re-did the measurement, I got a result that I thought was better meeting with my situation. I am looking for any studies done on this meter.

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