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Insulin

My 13 month old daughter is now on three shots of Regular and/or Novolog before breakfast, lunch and dinner and a shot of NPH before bed, and her doctor thinks we would have better control if we reduced this to only three shots per day of NPH and Regular at breakfast, no shot before lunch, a shot of Regular before dinner and NPH at bedtime. I don’t like the idea of NPH before breakfast because she often naps at noon. What do other parents with kids this small do?

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I still have very large swollen areas on my legs, even though I have had so shots there since age 12. All of my doctors say that nothing can be done about the swollen areas or the fact that I now also have swollen areas on my arms and buttocks. I believe that I am allergic to the human insulin also. What do you suggest?

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Since his August 2003 diagnosis with type 1 diabetes, my son has gained a lot of weight, to the point of being overweight. He is very active. Can you help me understand why he is overweight?

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If my son eats an extra mid-morning snack and is 285 mg/dl [15.8 mmol/L] at lunch, should he take a correction dose about an hour before lunch and wait to eat? Or, take the correction shot a lunch and eat immediately?

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Our son has had diabetes and celiac disease for over five years. We are frustrated by his high and low blood sugars. Are there ways to take insulin other than injections? Pumping is not an option here in Libya.

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Are bedtime snacks to cover the trailing effect of dinner Actrapid or bedtime Insulatard? At what time should I take my Insulatard? How much time should I have between the two shots?

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How can we determine the proper food and insulin for a recently diagnosed 13 month old who is on an insulin drip?

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Can insulin quit working for someone with diabetes?

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In an answer you gave me to a previous question, you specified that we may be handling my daughter’s diabetes plan the old fashioned way. She is taking Humalog and NPH. Can you explain more in detail?

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What are the general numbers for low, normal, and high insulin levels?

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