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My daughter has episodes during which she feels like she has a low blood sugar, but when we check, it is in normal ranges. What could cause this? What can we do?

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My fasting blood sugar is high even though my sugar is completely normal the night before, and metformin almost killed me. What can I do without medication to keep my liver from producing sugar during the night? Would it be wise to start drinking a three ounce glass of dry wine at night before gong to bed to lower the sugar? What has happened to my body?

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My daughter takes Lantus in the evening, but is requiring extra Humalog during the night to bring down her blood sugar before breakfast. Our endocrinologist wants to put our daughter on a pump, but we don’t want to do that at this point. Do you have any suggestions?

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Is it okay to use Neosporin at every site change or is it bad to use an antiobiotic cream almost everyday? Also, is it true that NovoLog doesn’t leave a red mark?

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Anticipating an increased activity level during the summer, I’d like to decrease my son’s Lantus dose. The pediatrician says to decrease Humalog only. What are your thoughts?

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Who can give my daughter shots at school?

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I have type 1 diabetes and am 29 weeks pregnant. I switched from Lantus to NPH and am having rebound high blood sugars in the morning. How do I get these fasting numbers lowered?

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If we cannot give our daughter Lantus at the regular time, but can do it later, what should we do? Is it better to give the shot late or test often until the regular Lantus shot time the following night?

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If my son takes evening Lantus and Humalog, along with NPH and Humalog at breakfast, should I be concerned about when they overlap? When will I need to test him at night?

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My 24 year old son had a marginally elevated fasting glucose on a routine physical and failed a subsequent two hour GTT. His fasting glucose is generally okay, and his two hour postprandials have always been normal.. Should he test glucose levels at night to see if he’s hypoglycemic and the liver is releasing glucagon?

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