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My dad (80) takes two types of insulin morning and night by injection. His sugar level has started to rise and fall on its own within hours. He don’t know when to give the shots. It’s out of control. What’s the reason?

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Any tips and suggestions or ideas on Halloween and trick or treating?

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My step-son is 6 years old and was diagnosed with type 2 when he was 3. His sugar levels are always fluctuating, from registering as “Lo” up to the 400’s. What can be done to regulate it more?

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I have type 2 diabetes, and take two different kinds of diabetes pills.. For the past four days, my morning blood sugars have been about 230 mg/dl [12.8 mmol/L]. I have had some stress in my life for the past week or so. Could this be the cause, or am I in some other trouble? When should I call my doctor?

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At his last appointment, my son’s CDE said that we need to learn how to make an insulin cocktail. I am questioning this cocktail they want me to put together, which they do not have time to discuss in an appointment. It was frustrating.

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I have had type 1 diabetes for eight years now, and I I have an inactive thyroid gland. My blood sugars are constantly too high. It seems that my insulin sensitivity is reducing by the week. Why might this be happening? Is it normal? When do they use an insulin pump? Would it help?

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My 13 year old daughter, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about three years ago, suffers from the dawn phenomenon. Nothing seems to help. I’ve been made to feel as though and have been told that this is something that should not be happening and that we are doing things wrong. How do I stop the dawn phenomenon?

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I have a recurrent problem with severe hypoglycemia during the first few days of menstruation. Each month, around the first day of my period, my blood sugars plummet at an alarming rate. Is there anything I can do about this? Would getting a fertility monitor help to predict when this is going to strike?

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My 43 year old friend suffers from type 2 diabetes, is in prison, and the prison does not provide adequate care. Any suggestions that you have would be greatly appreciated,

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My nine year old son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about six months ago, and his endocrinologist says that he is still in the honeymoon phase. I have noticed a pattern in his blood glucose levels, and I am wondering if there is physiological data that supports my lay observations!

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