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My son takes Lantus, NPH and Humalog to avoid a noon shot. He’s having higher blood sugars though. How can we make this work?

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Does cinnamon help with insulin resistance in people with type 2 diabetes? What form of it should one take? How much of it and how often?

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How do teens handle being on a pump? Would a pump cause a huge amount of weight gain? Should I wait until I have better control?

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My daughter’s specialist wants me to give me daughter the same amount of carbohydrates for morning snack no matter what her blood sugar is. I used to give her less if her blood sugar were high. Which is the better approach?

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I have had type 1 diabetes for seven years and have a ten month old son. I was expecting my insulin dose to decrease after I gave birth, but as of a week ago it has not stopped decreasing. Is there any possible medical reason as to why this is happening?

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I’m over 50, slightly overweight, I have diabetes in the family, and I exercise frequently. I guess I just don’t understand how to interpret my own testing results. Should I get some kind of other test to make sure I have diabetes? Does someone without diabetes ever have readings over 126 mg/dl [7 mmol/L]?

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My nephew, who has type 1 diabetes and lives in Mexico, takes no medicines nor does he see a doctor because his family is poor. He has gone into a diabetic coma and been treated at the hospital, but once he is stable, they let him go with prescriptions which they cannot afford to fill. In addition, they have had no information or classes on how to live with diabetes. Please help us help our nephew.

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My daughter has both diabetes and growth hormone deficiency. I have asked her doctor on how taking both growth hormone and insulin at the same time might be affecting her uncontrollable highs and lows. Do several children have problems with when dealing with both disease? Are there very many other children with both these diseases?

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My father, who is over 60 years old, is overweight, has type 2 diabetes, and is not looking after himself. He continues to drink alcohol, eats whatever he wants, and does not check sugars regularly. He had a high blood sugar recently. Is this dangerous? What are the consequences? How can I convince him to follow a diet, etc.?

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My wife is taking pre-mixed insulin in the morning, NPH at bedtime, and metformin twice per day, and this morning she awoke with a high sugar reading and was very weak, and on previous occasions, she has experienced low blood sugar readings. What should we do when she experiences high blood sugar to lower this quickly?

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