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Hyperglycemia and DKA

My blood sugar is elevated, even after exercise and eating right. Could there be a problem with my meter?

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I am 22 and take Amaryl and Avandamet. Despite exercise and healthy eating habits, I still have high blood sugars. Will insulin help me? Or, is there something else going on?

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Although my niece has been running high with ketones and a “slight” infection, the doctor is not giving her antibiotics. Why is this?

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Using my mom’s meter, my daughter had an elevated blood sugar. At the doctor’s, her blood sugar was normal. Can someone’s blood sugar shoot up, then fall before a doctor can catch it?

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My blood sugars are currently out of control. Since I am overweight, would losing 70 pounds get my blood sugars under control?

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Can Trileptal affect one’s blood sugars? Since starting on it, my son has been having high blood sugars.

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My niece was just diagnosed with type 1 and put on 70/30 insulin. She has developed a rash. Could she be allergic to the insulin? She is also still having blood sugars as high as 500 mg/dl [27.8 mmol/L]. Is this common?

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When my recently diagnosed son uses his nebulizer with non-steroidal solutions, his blood sugar goes up. What should we do? Should we give him Humalog before the treatments?

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Although my teen sister’s post-meal blood sugars are in-range, her pre-meal blood sugars are elevated. Why is this?

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What can you tell me about the Cumberland Hospital for Children and Adolescents? Has anyone reported problems with the MiniMed 715 not recording all boluses and fingersticks?

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