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Honeymoon

I am a teen and was diagnosed with type 1 eight months ago. I prefer to keep my two hour post-prandial readings within my target range, rather than slightly higher, as suggested by my doctor. Is this acceptable? Why is it that I have needed to drastically increase my insulin at times?

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During a stomach virus, my daughter’s blood sugar was in range, then soared on the eighth day. Is this the end of her “honeymoon?” What else may have caused this?

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I’ve had type 1 for three months. When I attend a carnival in October, what should I expect my blood sugars to do? How do I prevent lows? With in-range blood sugars, am I in my honeymoon?

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I have a newly diagnosed six year old patient. Are there any studies that might prolong her honeymoon phase?

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Diagnosed in August 2006, my daughter needed much less insulin during a recent illness. Did her pancreas speed up its insulin production? Now running high, has her honeymoon ended? Or, is she having a growth spurt? What do you know about a product called Mannatech?

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Our five year old has had symptoms of diabetes, but an inconclusive glucose tolerance test. No one has given us a diagnosis. Could she be in her honeymoon?

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Can someone go in and out of the honeymoon? Sometimes our daughter needs no insulin for weeks, then needs daily shots for a few weeks, then no insulin, etc.

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I am a 38 year old male diagnosed with type 1 diabetes two months ago, after being admitted to the hospital for DKA. Now I am completely off of insulin and my blood sugar levels have stayed normal. Is is usual for somebody in the honeymoon stage to be able to get off of insulin completely?

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My 13 year old daughter has been in the honeymoon period for 5 months. Will taking anti-inflammatory medicine such as aspirin or ibuprofen slow down the damage to her islet cells?

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My six year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about six months ago. Is there some kind of formula I can use that tells me if she is still in the honeymoon phase?

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