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Blood Tests and Insulin Injections

My daughter does very very well with her injections, usually never a peep. Lately she has been brought to tears and saying her arm hurts only when the insulin is being injected in her arm. She has woke up during the night complaining of her arm and fingers hurting. Any suggestion on what could be causing this pain?

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Most of the information on non-invasive blood testing advances and products seems to be very dated. What is the latest information on research, advances and products in this area?

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My child is quite negative about blood glucose monitoring. Is there any way of controlling the blood sugar without sticking fingers to get a blood drop?

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We started to withdraw the U from the vials before the H (instead of the other way around as we always have) and this seems to have helped minimize the clogging. Is drawing up the insulins in this order safe?

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My brother was recently put on insulin once per day, and because of the initial fear and pain of the needle and subsequent injections, he prefers to use a site on the sides of his thighs where he currently is experiencing some numbness. Is it okay to administer the insulin in these numb areas?

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Do you know of any blood glucose meters that either vibrate or flash instead of using beeping alarms? Are there are any plans to make GlucoWatch type products with a vibrate feature? This would be great for both those wanting discretion, and the large portion of people who have some degree of hearing loss/deafness.

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Could there be any connection between Type 1a IDDM and autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss?

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My six year old is now on about five insulin injections a day using the B-D mini pen, which she says doesn’t hurt, but she’s getting “tough” skin. I have asked her endocrinologist about the Insuflon catheter, but he recommends a jet injector, and I have heard jet injectors aren’t always accurate. What do you recommend?

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I got my home glucose monitor six months ago, and asked my doctor if I can get an accurate result of my blood glucose level using it, but much to my dismay she discourages me. I am writing to you with great concern to enlighten me on this matter.

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My son’s doctor is talking about putting him on an indwelling cannula so he won’t have to have shots anymore since the injections will go through this site!! Apparently, this is something new; not a pump. Do you know more about this?

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