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My husband was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last week, and is trying to avoid taking medication. How long does it take for his blood sugar level to drop to normal levels if he is only being treated with diet and exercise?

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I am 15 years old, have had diabetes for about six months, and my doctors said I have been in the honeymoon period for about for months, but this past week, my blood sugars have shot up to almost 400 mg/dl [22.2 mmol/L] at times no matter how much insulin I am take. Does this mean I am out of the honeymoon? Should I see my doctors right away?

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My 13 year old son was diagnosed with type 1 four months ago, and one month later his HbA1c was 8%. He and I have been working very hard to manage his blood glucose levels, but his last HbA1c was 9%, and his pediatrician told him that he must have been “cheating”. Can there be any other explanation rather than “cheating”?

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I am 16, have had type 1 diabetes for three years, and I’m content with my average sugar for breakfast, lunch, and bedtime, but it is high at dinner. I’m on three shots daily (significant amounts each time), and, if I increase the lunch time Humalog shot, I tend to run low around 3:00 pm. Any suggestions?

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Since my son has been put on thyroid medication, he has been going low every night between midnight and 3:00 am. We have cut back on his bedtime NPH, but he still goes low and then his morning reading is high. What can we do, to prevent the highs and lows?

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My mother is currently taking Glucophage and a sulfonylurea, but this weekend her blood sugar went as high as 390 mg/dl [mmol/L], and she was only able to bring it down to 271 mg/dl [mmol/L]. Is there anything besides her medication she should be doing to bring it down even more?

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Recently, my 11 year old son, who has had diabetes for 10 months and has been under great control is having some elevated morning blood sugars, which he never had before. I think he is beginning puberty, and I have checked his sugar during the night a few times which seems to be slowing creeping up in the early morning hours. I know this is probably the dawn phenomenon, but what do you think I should do to correct this?

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I am 52, and I have type 2 diabetes. Last night, my blood sugar about two hours after a meal was 6.4 mmol/L [115 mg/dl], but first thing this morning it was 10.5 mmol/L [189 mg/dl], and I had no food or liquids. How can that be? What is my problem?

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I am quite discouraged about not being able to get my blood glucose below 200 mg/dl [11.1 mmol/L] very often. I do not drink, and I have given up peanut butter cups along a lot of other things so it is quite discouraging. I am wondering about peppermint life savers.

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My 82 year old mom is currently taking NPH with Regular in the morning and just NPH at bedtime, but now her doctor wants to start Lantus at bedtime along with Humalog at breakfast and Humalog at dinner. How do I start this new program?

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