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I have had type 1 diabetes for 22 years and take NPH insulin. I have gained weight, have lumps at my injection sites, and for over a month, I have had ketones a lot. I used to look healthy, but now I feel like it’s a losing battle. If I switch insulins, will it be absorbed better?

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My daughter’s diabetes team has now switched her to three injections per day (NPH and Regular at breakfast, Regular at supper, and NPH at bedtime), and I am not sure what time the NPH should be given. I am concerned that if she takes the NPH too late, the insulin will peak at the wrong time. Should she have a bedtime snack before I test her blood glucose and give the NPH?

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My 10 3/4 year old daughter began insulin pump therapy a year ago, and her blood sugars are falling in the normal ranges. Lately however, they have been all over the place, but there is no pattern. I am thinking that she could be on the verge of menstruating. Is there any way to find out if her period is coming and if this is the culprit?

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Which provides the best diabetes control for a nine year old girl with type 1 diabetes, the insulin pump or daily injections? What problems are associated with pump use?

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I have had diabetes for about 10 years, which I haven’t looked after since diagnosis, but I’ve been thinking more about my health for the last few months. My main problem being that I am a bulimic. What can I do to help myself?

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My three year old has type 1 diabetes, we recently visited his great-grandmother who has had type 2 for about 10 years, and, after the visit, I am very concerned with the type of care that she is getting. I need to know what I should realistically suggest be included as standard type 2 diabetes care.

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For the past three weeks, my 11 year old daughter’s blood sugar has been erratic ranging from 300 to almost 600 mg/dl [16.7-33.3 mmol/L] during the day. Her eating habits,exercise, and school have not changed prior to this. How much do hormones affect blood sugars in a girl this age?

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My six year old son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes a year ago and takes shots twice a day (mornings and evenings). I have several questions.

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I am a 57 year old white male who has had type 2 diabetes for six years, my daily medications consist of twice daily Mixtard insulin with Glucophage, and my blood sugars have been high before lunch. Can you advise on how to bring my lunch time glucose readings back to consistently normal values?

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My husband has type 2 The doctor put him on a no carb diet and said that, if he loses 15 pounds, my husband could get off all pills. So he lost 14 pounds, and his sugar went down. Then, he developed a lung infection and was given a steroid and an antibiotic. Now, his sugar shoots up high. Did the infection do this or the antibiotic?

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