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Daily Care

Why do most experts suggest postprandial checks at two hours? What affects do higher fat meals and extended boluses have on this?

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Since moving, our daughter goes through periods of extremely high blood sugars requiring quite a bit of insulin. Why does this happen? Could she have PCOS or something else that causes insulin resistance?

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Diagnosed a month ago, my daughter is still having lows four hours after meals even though we’ve decreased her insulin. Is this normal? What should we do?

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I take R and NPH because that’s all I can get in my country. Sometimes I am low. Are there any long term effects of this? When I’m high, is there a way to speed up the action of my insulin?

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How would untreated Hashimoto’s thyroiditis affect blood sugar levels? How might starting a regimen of thyroxine affect sugar levels and/or insulin effectiveness?

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Despite many increases in insulin, my daughter’s blood sugars have been off the scale. She is now in the hospital and under a doctor’s care, but her daytime blood sugars remain elevated. Do you have any ideas what could be going on?

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My daughter is having post-lunch lows that require a treatment of about 100 grams of carbohydrates and turning off the pump for four hours. How would a reduced lunch bolus help? Has anyone experienced this?

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On NPH and NovoRapid, my daughter often has unexpected highs and lows. Would her blood sugars be more stable if she were on Levemir?

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What does one do if insulin doses are reversed–short acting instead of long acting and vice versa?

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Sometimes I have immediate drops in glucose levels after my Lantus injection. My endocrinologist and family doctor are baffled. Should I switch to another long acting insulin or consider a pump?

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