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Recently, I have reduced my son’s insulin, but I am seeing a “whacky” pattern of blood sugars. How can I fix this?

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Currently on nasogastric feeds for an IPEX-like syndrome, my toddler has erratic blood sugars. He cannot take Lantus or Regular. What do you recommend?

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Ever since his diagnosis, my son has had varying blood sugars, mostly high. He takes NPH and Regular. Should we switch him to different insulins?

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I was diagnosed pre-diabetic in 1968 and have taken pills and insulin for 12 years. I had classes on diabetes three times. Why did no one previously teach about the glycemic index?

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My teen daughter is now sleeping in on weekends. I check her blood sugar at her usual waking time. When she gets up, it has dropped. The endocrinologist suggested we lower her basal rate. What do you think?

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We have tried various approaches, but cannot get our daughter’s morning blood sugars to be in range. Do you have any recommendations?

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Can you provide some written guidelines for young teens with respect to what diabetes “tasks” they should be expected to do?

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I ran out of Lantus and the pharmacy was out of it. In the meantime, I am giving my daughter NovoLog every two hours. Is there anything else I can do or should do?

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My daughter was recently diagnosed. Should I give her a correction dose of NovoLog if she’s high at 11 p.m., three hours after her snack? When should I give a correction shot at bedtime?

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I keep gaining weight. How can I stop this? I take insulin and metformin. Will I slim down when I get older?

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