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I’ve been reading many of the previously asked questions recently to understand why my daughter’s readings fluctuate so much. I just read that a sliding scale shouldn’t be used.

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Our 14 year old daughter has controlled her diabetes with multiple injections of R and NPH. A new Pediatric Endocrinologist put her on Ultralente and Humalog. Her blood glucose levels have been swinging wildly from daytime highs to nighttime lows.

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My three year old little boy was diagnosed two weeks ago. He went into a coma, after being treated for the past month for an ear infection. here were a lot of signs that maybe I should have noticed, but I overlooked them for a long time. We are still having trouble with keeping his in range. The doctors told me that they don’t understand what is going on with him, and keep upping the levels of insulin.

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I have been struggling with type 1 for more than 25 years and have eye and kidney complications. For the last six months, I have had more and more hypoglycemic reactions despite continuously reducing my insulin doses. Have I started to produce insulin again?

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I am taking a 75/25 mix in the morning with breakfast, Humalog for dinner, and NPH at bedtime. If my sugar is very high in the afternoon, should I give myself a shot or two of Humalog?

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I am 24 years old, have had type 1 diabetes for 10 years, and I am currently on a sliding scale system of three Actrapid injections before meals and Insulatard at bedtime. If my blood is high an hour or so after breakfast, can I take my lunch time insulin an hour earlier and wait an hour to eat lunch or should I stick to the regular pattern?

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My brother has had a very hard time controlling his blood sugar for the past year or so. He has talked to doctors and nurses, but no one can seem to give him an answer on how to fix this problem. He is having to miss a lot of school and I’m afraid this will severely hurt his health. Any suggestions?

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My mother has diabetes and takes shots twice a day. When she doesn’t take her shots for a couple of days, she gets sick. I live away from my mom, and she doesn’t like to tell anyone she’s out of medicine. When she’s sick, what signs should I look for?

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What should my eight year old daughter’s A1c’s and individual range be? Are the dramatic swings and the individual high’s causing or contributing to long-term complications? Is the danger of low glucose at age eight enough to tolerate the risks associated with having many high’s? What is your opinion of using the pump at her age?

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Fifteen months ago, my son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. He weighs 40 kilograms and his current total daily insulin requirement is 20 units. I was told that an average total insulin need for a person like my son is 1.5 Units per kilogram of body weight per day. That would mean he should be taking 60 Units. Is 1.5 units per Kilogram correct?

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