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Blood Tests and Insulin Injections

My 4 year 9 month old son has had Type 1 diabetes since he was 15 months old. His doctor has never suggested checking his cholesterol or any other blood test other than A1c. Would this be beneficial at his age?

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Do you know who will be marketing the Glucowatch and whether or not it is currently available? Is there any word from the larger HMO’s and insurance companies on whether they are likely to cover the costs?

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My 72 year old brother, who has had type 1 diabetes for 35 years, is taking four shots of insulin per day, but it is not absorbing correctly. How much more absorption would an insulin pump give him? Is there a better alternative?

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We all have heard about the special care of feet for people with diabetes, but we sometimes use my nine year old son’s toes for blood sugar testing. Is this a good idea or not? Should we stop using these areas?

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My eight year old daughter, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes three months ago, was initially under control, but currently when I check her urine, it shows 4+ glucose when her blood sugar is 143 mg/dl [7.9 mmol/L]. How it is this possible?

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My son had a rather large drop of blood and wanted to quickly retest the same drop of blood using a second test strip. He has now tried this experiment several times, always with the same result. The second reading is substantially higher. If the same drop of blood gives different results, can we trust our meter?

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I have had diabetes for about 14 years, and for insurance reasons, I had to switch doctors this month. I’ve only seen my new doctor once, and I’m not confident he has enough training in type 1 diabetes. He recently ordered some lab work, and I am unsure of what the results mean.

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My 18 year old daughter is about to go off to college and live on her own, and she still has times when her sugars go very high. We just got an e-mail from the manufacturer of the GlucoWatch saying that this product is now available. How could it be used as a tool to catch rising blood sugars?

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I heard that CIBA vision had tested contact lenses that measured glucose in tears on nine patients but have been unable to get any further information (plans for continued testing, schedules of testing trials, sponsors or even doctors overseeing the testing). Can you give me any more information or a contact?

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I’m 13, I have been taking insulin shots for about eight months now, but they are painful, and I heard that insulin pumps are better than taking two shots a day. Are they expensive? How many times do you have to change the needle on it?

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