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Our was diagnosed 7 months ago. Although we maintained good control at first, her blood sugars now fluctuate from anywhere between 3.0 to 27 mmol/l in a day. What are we doing wrong?

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I am 16 years old and have had diabetes for two years. My problem is that I have low blood sugar from 11:00 to 12:00 and high blood sugar in the evening.

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What advice do you have for an active 8 year old boy (Type 1 diagnosed four years ago) who is going through a growth spurt and has blood sugars out of control?

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Where can I find a computer program that will record and graphically display serial blood glucose levels?

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I have two little girls that are dying to visit with each other and I have to understand multiple injection therapy before I will be willing to take on the task of caring for the child to make their visit possible.

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My son has had diabetes for almost two years, had a negative antibody test and was off of insulin for almost a year. Both Ultralente and NPH cause him to go low. The doctor started my son on Avandia and insulin as needed. Can you tell me about this pill? Do you have any ideas on what might be wrong with my son since he does not fit in your other cases of diabetes?

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My 13 year old daughter has type 2 diabetes and takes R and N insulin. Her blood sugar at supper is 250-400 mg/dl [13.9-22.2mmol/L], but at lunch time, it is 150-200 mg/dl [8.3-11.1 mmol/L]. Then at night about 8 o’clock it goes down again. What should I do?

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My fasting blood sugar can increase as much as 40 mg/dl [2.2 mmol/L] from 11:30 pm to 6:00 am or it can decrease by 10 to 15 mg/dl [0.6 to 0.8 mmol/L]. What accounts for these swings? How can blood sugar increase while sleeping?

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My 24 year old son, who has had type 1 diabetes since age four, is having trouble with his blood sugar at work and they want to fire him so he stopped taking his shot at night, but is still running low. Is it possible that he is now making insulin again after all these years?

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My mother has Alzheimer’s Disease and diabetes, and because of her Alzheimer’s, we let her eat sweets. I give her Regular insulin before she eats. I need to know how soon after she eats do I take her blood sugar. How often do I need to cover her?

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