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A relative, who has type 2 diabetes and is treated with pills, checks his blood sugar regularly throughout the day, but then finds that it is high and feels accordingly. Is there a method, quick or otherwise, to bring the blood sugars back into the appropriate range? Your help would be most appreciated as no advice has been provided in this area only for low levels.

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My daughter is currently on Humalog with Lantus at bedtime. Her daytime numbers tend to be good, and her bedtime numbers are generally within range, but her morning numbers are pretty consistently high, and when I do nighttime checks, the numbers vary.Do you think the dosage, or timing of the Lantus may be the problem? Is it something else entirely?

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I take oral medications along with insulin, I sometimes have low blood sugar at 3:00 am, and I am unable to wake up unless helped or I labour to move slowly to get something sweet to take. How I overcome these erratic incidences of low blood sugar?

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My 10 year old son swings between high and lows daily. We feel quite disappointed that despite our 100% efforts, we haven’t got things under control. How normal is it for active children to have not settled to a good daily set of readings after this long?

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My brother just started his new medication of (Glucophage and Avandia), and his blood sugar is more than 200 mg/dl [11.1 mmol/L] most of the time. What can he do to control his blood sugar when it reaches more than 400 mg/dl [22.2 mmol/L]?

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I am 19 years old, have had type 1 diabetes for a little over six months, and I am off all medications. Now that I am off of the insulin and medication, do I have to eat at exact times?

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My nine year old daughter, diagnosed two months ago, is in her honeymoon period, and although we have changed her insulin every eight days, she has seized twice and both those times she also lost consciousness, which is very scary. When she seizes and loses consciousness, what does it do to her physically and mentally? How long does the honeymoon period last?

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My seven year old son’s A1c was 10.4% when he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about three moths ago, since then his A1c was 9.4% and his last was 9.2%. I’m just worried that his last A1c didn’t go much lower. Is that okay?

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When my daughter turns 13 years old, can she see her regular doctor instead of a specialist?

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I am a 40 year old female with type 1 diabetes for 36 years and on a pump who has had A1cs of 7.4-7.5% but would like to have them lower. I have documented hyperglycemia eight days prior to menstrual cycle so my doctor has recommended starting oral contraceptives. I have taken them in the past, but didn’t know at my age if it would be wise.

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