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I am concerned about the amount of insulin my teen daughter takes. She has also gained weight, which I think is tied to her insulin resistance. What should she do? Are there oral medications she could try? At what point is one considered insulin resistant? Will her insulin resistance dissipate when puberty ends?

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Is it true that, as our son grows, he will do better on fewer than three shots a day?

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I watch a four year old whose diabetes is not well controlled. How can his blood sugars be controlled better? Were his recent hives from getting too much insulin?

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Since my recent move, my blood sugars have been consistently high. Even when I take extra insulin to bring down my blood sugar, it goes right back up. What should I do?

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Based on her blood sugars, should we change our daughter’s Lantus dose or her insulin to carbohydrate ratio? I’ve e-mailed the doctor, but wanted your opinion.

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We are having an issue at school about where our son stores his meter and checks his blood sugar, especially with the nurse’s office locked in the afternoon. Can you help us?

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Where can my sister-in-law find information on nonconventional ways to treat her son’s type 1 diabetes? If one’s blood sugar is in range, why don’t you dose insulin later, after the blood sugar has gone up? How do we determine the number of carbohydrates my nephew should be consuming?

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My son’s clinic wants him to switch from Actrapid/Insulatard to NovoRapid/glargine. Are these insulins safe? Is there a limit to the amount of insulin one can take daily?

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This year, like others, my teen daughter is now experiencing more lower blood sugars than before going to camp. Why does this happen? Is the camp diet causing her body to react differently to the insulin? Is she just doing a better job with counting carbohydrates and such?

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For the most part, my son’s blood sugars are in range. The doctor has said to increase the dinner Humalog and decrease his dinner NPH. Why? Can you explain why taking too much insulin can be harmful for him even though he has good readings?

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