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My 11 year old daughter has had type 1 diabetes for 4 years. She has calluses on the sides of her feet, and she wants to wear sandals this summer. How careful do we need to be?

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My 11 year old daughter was diagnosed a year ago with type 1. She has not had good control. The nurse educator has upped her Regular and NPH, but the doctor is upset by the amount of insulin she is taking, thinking that I’m changing the doses on my own. Insulin changes are not working.

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I am 11. Lately, my blood sugars have been high. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. So, when they are high I just don’t eat. What do you think?

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My son has frequent high blood sugars in the morning with nausea and sometimes vomiting, and he is always bedwetting. We don’t know what to do for him, and neither do the doctors (including specialists) we’ve seen. If he gets too low he has seizures. Do you have any advice?

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Three weeks ago, we changed my son to Lantus in the evening with Humalog at each meal. Are the snacks considered as crucial as they were when using NPH? What other items should we consider now that my son is taking Lantus? What is the average time frame to seeing the advantages of using Lantus?

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I am a 22 year old female who has been living with diabetes for 17 years. I take Humalog during the day with NPH at night, and I have been on an exercise program. I realize insulin dose varies depending on sugar levels, but I would like a goal range to be sure. What is an appropriate insulin dose range for my age and weight?

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My son has had pretty stable blood sugars at home, but, when he started school this year, his lunch time readings are very high, and on weekends or days off he is not high. Do you have any idea why he would be so high at school?

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My eight year old boy, diagnosed just about two years ago, is currently on Lantus and a sliding scale of Humalog, but I still cannot gain tight control over his numbers. I follow his diet to a T, and he still can go from low to high on any given day. Is it really possible to be in a honeymoon period this long? Can anyone offer any other suggestions on trying to gain tighter control over this?

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My almost five year old stepson, who has type 1 diabetes and takes three shots of insulin a day, has very irregular blood sugar levels when we have him, and we are having a hard time with his diet. He is typical kid who burns a lot of energy. We need help finding a good diet for him, so that his eating habits will be strong and balanced when he is an adult.

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Our four year old son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about 14 months ago, and my wife and I get a lot of conflicting information from his diabetes team about what his glucose level should be. What is a safe blood sugar for a four year old?

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