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My insurance company will no longer cover Freestyle Flash strips based on an FDA concern about 13 deaths at healthcare facilities. What is your opinion? Our pediatric endocrinologist and I think my daughter is not a risk.

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Recently, the NovoLog corrections I’ve given my son during the night have not lowered his blood sugar very much. Why is this happening? My sone is 12 and has had diabetes for eight years.

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In a school setting, when staff are asked to check a student’s blood sugar, do you think that the lancet needs to be changed for every check to decrease the chance of a blood borne pathogen incident?

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My daughter has been running high both in mornings and evenings. She is on Humulin 70/30. What do you recommend? My youngest son was just diagnosed, but I don’t want to start him on insulin. What should I do?

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How long can a very newly diagnosed type 1 diabetic survive without insulin?

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My three year old son was diagnosed four months ago. Lately, his blood sugars have been running high. The weather has been rainy, but he is still active inside. How do I know how much insulin to increase on days like these?

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My niece is about 2.5 years old, and has diabetes. Day to day her sugar level varies. What is the remedy for this? Should she take the medicine daily or not?

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Our son is three years old. We have been having difficulty keeping glucose levels normal. Is this normal when you’re recently diagnosed?

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My 4 year old son was diagnosed with type 1 eight months ago. We are constantly making adjustments to his insulin regimen. His daily blood glucose can easily swing from 40 to the 500’s. What are the effects of these swings on him and what can be done to help reduce them?

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A friend of mine was diagnosed 4 months ago. After a lot of changing with his insulin dose, he is now taking 7 units of lente A.M. and 9 units of lente P.M. plus 2 units of Regular in the morning. Also he covers every serving of carbohydrate with 1 unit of Humalog. His doctor told him he never saw such a ridiculous regimen. Can you please explain me what’s wrong?

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