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My teen son disconnects his pump for football practice and is always HIGH. He injects NovoLog to correct his blood sugar. How does he replace the missing basal insulin? What is your opinion of the Un-Tethered Regimen?

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I want to help my girlfriend stay healthy. If she only checks her blood sugar once or twice a day, is that healthy? What happens if she takes less than her usual four shots a day? What are the average ranges of blood sugars?

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My mom, who has had diabetes for 38 years, has hypglycemia unawareness. What should she do? She does not want to use a pump. When my dad travels, should I have someone check on my mom? How often?

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We recently increased our daughter’s Actrapid, which has led to wide fluctuations in her blood sugar. Why is this? What should we do differently?

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Sometimes, my daughter’s elevated blood sugar will drop without a correction, but when I do a correction, she doesn’t go low. Does a correction counteract a spike and cause a slower, more controlled drop in one’s blood sugar?

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Even though she is on insulin, my niece’s blood sugars are usually around 300 mg/dl [16.7 mmol/L], which my brother says is okay. How do I convince him otherwise?

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I have maintained good control on injections since my diagnosis. Would a pump work just as well?

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Since a recent stomach bug, my teen son has been having a banana and cookies instead of milk and cookies before bed. His morning blood sugar is now lower. Why is this?

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During a stomach bug with large ketones and a low blood sugar, what is the best treatment for the patient? Some doctors have said not to worry about the ketones, but other doctors disagree.

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How can I persuade my 11 year old to rotate insulin injection sites?

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