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Blood Tests and Insulin Injections

We have two meters that give different readings when taking readings at the same time. What should we do? Are there any that you recommend?

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We’ve had issues with meter accuracy, particularly in the lower blood sugar range. Beyond replacing our current meter we have with a new but the same one, we haven’t made a decision regarding an alternate meter.

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My father, who has diabetes, lives outside the country, and I would like to purchase a blood glucose meter for him. Please recommend a meter which does not use strips and is reliable.

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I am 30 years old, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes one year ago, and my control has been excellent with very little insulin twice a day. Recently, my non-fasting C-peptide was 3.6. How reliable is the C-peptide test? Based on this information, how much, if any, insulin is my pancreas is producing?

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My 10 year old daughter has had diabetes since she was five. What tests are needed to check and follow my daughter’s condition periodically?

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If they can invent the pump, why not a monitor that works along the same line?

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Our 18 year old has had type 1 diabetes since age five. She is very brittle, and her hemoglobin A1c averages between 11-13%. However, recently her monitor’s memory indicates her four daily test readings are normal. We called the meter manufacturer to find out if she could be “faking” her monitor readings somehow, but were assured that she could not be doing that.

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I have a two year old who has had type 1 diabetes for about 14 months, and is getting intense bruising from at least two insulin injection per week on the arm or leg causing the site to swell to the size of a half dollar. She sits relatively still for her shots. What can I do to help the bruising she develops after a shot?

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I am a 15 year old girl with a family history of both hypoglycemia and diabetes. I am very unsure about the results of my recent glucose tolerance test. I cannot get my doctor to understand my point of view and feel that something is wrong with her final diagnosis.

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My four and one-half year old daughter was diagnosed a year ago. Lately, her shots are painful. Not the actual injection, but after it, she rubs the site and says it hurts. Sometimes she has a raised bump at the injection site that goes away after a few days. Have you heard of this before?

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