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My young son continues to have wide swings in his daily blood sugars. He takes NovoLog and NPH because the doctor refuses to put him on Lantus. What should I do?

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My teen has been lying about her blood sugars. How do I convince her that diabetes is serious and she needs to take care of herself? Where can I find a support group?

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Our family doctor has put my teen daughter on a sliding scale. However, this is not working well. She eats without proper insulin dosing and has out of control blood sugars. What should I do?

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To prevent lows at night, we give our son a small snack, no insulin, if his blood sugar is a little low. He is often high at 2 a.m. and before breakfast. What do you suggest? He gets Lantus in the morning, Humalog for meals.

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My toddler’s doctor has suggested we switch from Humalog Mix 25/75 to Lantus and NovoRapid to prevent lows. Is this safe for a two-year-old? What time of day should we give the Lantus?

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Recently, my daughter is having lows, in the afternoon and at night. Her TDD is 14 units, down from 20 to 22. Why is she requiring less insulin now? Could she still be producing insulin after five years?

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My granddaughter’s father sometimes gives her only 10 grams of food at 3:30 p.m., nothing else until the next morning. What should I do?

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What is the suggested formula for calculating a return to MDI from pump therapy either for short term in cases of pump failure and for longer term return to MDI?

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After eight years on Humulin and Humalog, my son has been having a lot of lows. We reduced his insulin and he is not more active. Could it be bad insulin or is there a chance his pancreas could be working after all this time?

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After almost seven years with type 1, my young adult son had his vitamin D level checked in January. It was low, but I was surprised that it had never been checked before. What is the correlation between vitamin D and diabetes control/complications? Do adequate vitamin D levels impact diabetes?

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