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Insulin

My young son continues to have wide swings in his daily blood sugars. He takes NovoLog and NPH because the doctor refuses to put him on Lantus. What should I do?

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Is there a way to work out how much insulin I need to take? Calorie counting didn’t work for me.

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I have CF related diabetes. A few weeks ago, I had several stubborn low blood sugars so I reduced my NovoLog. Then, I was high and needed my usual doses. What caused this? It was scary. How can I prevent it from happening again? Would a pump help?

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How can I find out how many carbohydrates are in Keflex so I can titrate my daughter’s insulin accordingly?

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I take R and NPH because that’s all I can get in my country. Sometimes I am low. Are there any long term effects of this? When I’m high, is there a way to speed up the action of my insulin?

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I’ve had type 1 for about two years. Two doctors adjusted my insulin due to persistent highs. Now on HUMINSULIN 30/70, I am having many lows. Sometimes I am still walking around, even though I am only 30 mg/dl [1.7 mmol/L]. What do you recommend?

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My daughter experienced a honeymoon in February 2010. In the past month, she has again needed to reduce her insulin drastically. What do you think is going on? Her diabetes team plans to do some testing and is considering putting her on metformin to see if this helps manage her blood sugars.

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For my son’s Omnipod, what duration of insulin action (DIA) do you recommend?

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Our specialist has suggested Toujeo for our eight-year-old, but it looks like it has not been tested in children. What are the consequences of using it? What is a better alternative?

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My 8 year old niece was diagnosed with diabetes about a week back. The doctors are still testing if it’s insulin dependent or not. If it is insulin dependent, what are the methods by which insulin can be administered? The only method that is known here is of injecting it.

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