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My son was diagnosed 2 months ago. He is 7 years old. His blood sugar readings have been sporadic and it doesn’t seem as if we can get control. He takes 8-9 units of 70/30 with breakfast and 3 units of the same insulin with dinner. Do you have any suggestions?

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How safe is it for my 19 year old daughter (diabetic for 9 months) to bathe and use the new fad of scented bath and body products sold in stores now? Can it cause her skin extra irritation or dryness because of her Type 1 diabetes?

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My fasting blood sugar is 174 mg/dl [9.7 mmol/L], and, within two hours after eating, it is 134 mg/dl [7.4 mmol/L]. This seems to be contrary to the normal readings. Is this in order? The laboratory staff say that this reading is in order, and this can happen. Is there any precedence? Are there any precautions to be taken?

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I was diagnosed as having diabetes two and one-half years ago – type still unknown. I have severe bouts of instability, both hyper and hypos. Among the testing now going on, my cortisol levels are being tested. Mine appear to be low rather than high. What is the function of cortisol? What are the implications of high or low levels?

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For the past month, my son’s blood sugars have been swinging (from 42 to 300 mg/dl [2.3 to 16.7 mmol/L]) so much that I feel I no longer know what to do. He is on NPH in the morning, Lente at supper and then a sliding scale of Humalog. How do I adjust his insulin?

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My daughter is on NPH and Regular at breakfast and NPH at bedtime. We give her Humalog, if her blood glucose level is 300 mg/dl [16.7 mmol/L] or over. For the past week, she seems to have fallen into a pattern of starting out the day either low or in her target range, and then gradually increasing her blood sugar level throughout the day to over 400 mg/dl [22.3 mmol/L] at bedtime. Any suggestions?

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My boyfriend, who has had type 1 diabetes for about a year and a half, is taking Ultralente with Humalog. For past two months, every other bottle of Ultralente results in a fasting sugar of over 220 mg/dl [12.2 mmol/L]. What are possible factors?

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My sister is suffering from diabetes. She has a high sugar level and her doctor told us that she has to take injections forever. Is it right? Tell me any alternatives and precautions to overcome it

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My 10 year old son, who has type 1 diabetes, had a sudden growth spurt this spring (He grew almost two inches), and we almost fell over when his A1c went from 7 to 14% even though his meter readings were quite normal.

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Suppose that my daughter has a perfect blood sugar at breakfast and I give her 1 unit of Humalog along with her long acting insulin like she is on, but and she isn’t given the set amount of carbs at daycare. Can she bottom out and that be the reason she is to high at lunch time?

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