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Honeymoon

My ten year old son was diagnosed with type 1 three months ago. He is taking 1 unit of Ultralente at night. As long as the child is healthy, growing and consuming enough calories, what are the benefits of giving large quantities of carbohydrate and increasing insulin to give the pancreas “rest”?

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How does one really confirm that the honeymoon stage is over and that is not just puberty or hormones defining the need for extra insulin?

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Although it has been almost a year since my four year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, I am really confused about a lot of things. How will I know when she is coming out of her honeymoon stage?

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My nine year old son has had type 1 diabetes since November 15, 2003. He was on various doses of NPH and Humalog for about two weeks. Due to numerous lows we kept reducing the amount of insulin to the point where he was not on any. I know there is a honeymoon phase, but is not needing any insulin common? Could he be an evolving type 1 or is he type 2?

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My teenaged son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in September 2003. In early March, he had so many lows he stopped taking insulin, and he still had lows. Can anyone explain this?

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My son was diagnosed with type 1 recently, but he no longer needs insulin to maintain target blood sugars. What is going on?

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I am aware of people with type 1 diabetes going through the honeymoon stage, but do people with type 2 experience it?

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At diagnosis for type 1, my C-Peptide level was 0.2. What are the ranges? How do I know if I am in my honeymoon?

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Although my recently diagnosed daughter is eating well, including the proper amount of carbohydrates, her blood sugars are going up; why is this?

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Ten days after his diagnosis with diabetes, my son no longer required insulin to maintain normal blood sugars. Is this his honeymoon? Are there any new treatments for this?

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