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Hyperglycemia and DKA

To combat hyperglycemia, my endocrinologist has suggested I use Lantus along with the pump. Have you heard of this before?

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I have no job or health insurance and need insulin. I’ve had diabetes for 11 years and have neuropathy. What do you suggest?

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I was diagnosed with Grave’s disease three years ago and have had high blood sugars for a year. My doctor says the highs will go away when my Grave’s is stabilized. How can I bring down my blood sugars?

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Now 12, my daughter is having high blood sugars. Is this related to puberty? Would a hormone/thyroid blood test confirm it’s puberty? Would it help us control her blood sugars?

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On NovoMix 30, my daughter has very elevated afternoon blood sugars. Is there another insulin she can take in the morning to cover her after lunch?

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For curiosity, we checked our daughter’s blood sugar and it was elevated. The ER doctors told us not to worry and the pediatrician laughed at us. What could be going on?

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Recently diagnosed, I gave my son insulin for an elevated blood sugar that went up to HIGH before coming in range 45 minutes later. In the future, how long should I wait for his insulin to work? At what point do I take him to the hospital?

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When diagnosed, my daughter’s blood sugar was over 1200 mg/dl [66.6 mmol/L]. Overall, she is well, but cannot focus and regressed academically. Could she have suffered brain damage or is this some type of post-traumatic stress?

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When I was at the ER for the stomach flu, my blood sugars were low and I had moderate urine ketones. The doctor had me suspend my pump for eight hours. Was this the right thing to suggest or not?

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Since her diagnosis over two years ago, my teen daughter has had nausea, chest pain, and a continuous low grade fever, thus high blood sugars. Are these normal symptoms for someone with type 1? What could be causing them?

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