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Regardless of my son’s blood sugar level, my wife does not give our son his mealtime insulin until after he eats. Is this normal? How can we ensure my son’s blood sugars are in range all night so my wife doesn’t have to check him during the night?

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Diagnosed three months ago, my teen daughter was told by an endocrinologist to decrease her evening Lantus and take Humalog before meals instead of Lantus only. She had several elevated readings using the Humalog. Is it necessary to use the short acting insulin or can she continue to take the one evening injection of Lantus if this is creating normal daytime sugar levels?

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When my son was first diagnosed, I was told to perform a fasting test, one at breakfast, another at lunch and then dinner. Could you explain the reason and how it is done?

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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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Last month, we had our first experience with illness. The endocrinologist said my daughter’s blood sugars would go up. Well, she had high readings for three weeks after! We’ve had to increase her baseline insulin dose. Did her illness knock out more of her pancreas function? Does this happen whenever someone with diabetes gets ill?

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We have a 5 year old son with type 1 diabetes, diagnosed about 2 and 1/2 years ago. All in all I think his control is relatively good, his last HBA1c was 7.2. However, he still has wide variations in his numbers.

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I have a student who hates being a type 1 diabetic. She has decided to try a diet that her mother is on because it promises to “cure” diabetes. My concern is that her blood sugar level for the past 4 months has been extremely irregular.

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