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Blood Tests and Insulin Injections

My 15 year old son, diagnosed type 1 diabetes a little over two years ago has a C-peptide value of 0.5. What does this signify?

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Is there any substitute for giving insulin other than these painful injections?

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I have noticed the pump companies are also commenting on how kids do less injections with their equipment since The patch/needle catheter that they use is changed every three days. Doesn’t somebody manufacture that patch/needle thing for my daughter to use? Could she put the needle thing on her belly and then inject her insulin into the device?

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My four year old son gets two to three insulin shots per day, and even though I rotate sites, he gets bruises and red patches that swell for days in all locations. They look painful, and lately, he has been complaining more and more that his shots hurt. Am I doing his shots incorrectly or is this another problem?

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Since my insulin doses exceed 100 units, this has meant taking two shots, morning and night. I had located a 2 cc insulin Do you know of anyone else who makes a 2cc insulin syringe?

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I want to share some information with some other concerned people in regards to lipoatrophy. Our endocrinologist decided that we would try mixing the NovoLog with a steroid called dexamethazone. It will be a year this coming March that we have been using the steroid with her insulin. The results have been no loss of fatty tissue.

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My son refuses to take his insulin. I get distracted by other kids and can’t watch him take his shots. Would a pump be easier?

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My young daughter often wakes with high blood sugars. Can you explain more about rebounding?

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Previously, I ordered pump supplies with no problem, but when I ordered more a few days ago, my doctor’s office called me and told me that the pump company says I need to have a C-peptide test done. How long has the C-peptide test been around? Should my doctor have ordered this test before now?

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Before starting a pump with NovoLog, my daughter developed lipoatrophy, and even though we swap sides and change sites regularly, keeping away from the atrophied area, she has developed more. Is there another explanation for these “dents”? Is this so new that it hasn’t been fully explored yet?

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