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Hyperglycemia and DKA

My blood sugar is abnormally high. Could it be from the cortisone shot I got today?

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Due to a pump site malfunction, my daughter’s blood sugar was high during the night. She is breast feeding her child. Will the milk be affected to where it would harm the baby?

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Since switching to Lantus and NovoLog, my daughter’s blood sugars are higher, especially after meals. Does she need Lantus in the morning, too?

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I read about hyperglycemia being a cause seizures. Is this a safeguard, an internal mechanism telling the body it’s in trouble? Where can I find more information?

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I have a patient taking four diabetes pills. His post meal blood sugars are high, yet, he won’t take insulin. Is there another combination of pills he can take?

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My toddler seems to develop ketones quite easily, though they are usually only trace to small. What causes them? How can we prevent them?

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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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