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My son takes Levemir in the morning, plus Regular insulin for breakfast. He is usually high two to three hours after breakfast, but then comes down. Why is this?

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When diagnosed with type 1, my daughter’s doctor also put her on Synthroid. My daughter and I recently stopped the Synthroid and my doctor’s blood sugars are more under control. Is this a common problem with Synthroid?

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My son recently had a stomach flu, then needed less insulin. Now, he needs higher correction doses to combat nighttime highs. Is this common following the flu?

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We have been giving our young son Lantus in the morning and NovoLog at meals. He is now waking with higher blood sugars. What could be causing them? Are they from a rebound or related to food he has eaten?

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My daughter was just diagnosed. She had no tests run; was she diagnosed “too soon?” Should I give her insulin as the home health agency person has instructed? What is the three-month test my daughter needs?

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Since my daughter’s blood sugar is dropping at least 67 mg/dl [3.7 mmol/L] at night after dinnertime Levemir, might she not need a basal insulin? She was diagnosed three weeks ago.

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Does excess milking of the finger alter one’s blood glucose level?

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I am on NPH and Humalog for type 2. The NPH covers my dawn phenomenon well, but the NP wants me to switch to Lantus. Can Lantus control the dawn phenomenon? When should I be checking my blood sugars?

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Knowing what we know now about the safety of Lantus and short term insulins, why do pediatric endocrinologists at children’s hospitals still use NPH to treat new type 1 patients?

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What is the normal protocol for blood sugar levels that are too high at a meal time?

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