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Insulin

Is NovoRapid approved for use by children?

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Is insulin released immediately when a non-diabetic eats? How long does that insulin last? Does it have a peak like NPH or Humalog does? How can it sense how much to release?

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I have had Type 1 diabetes for 3 years. I have very unstable blood sugar levels from very high (off the monitor) to low 20’s several times daily. I take N and Humalog. I have a rash that is spreading. Is there such a thing as being allergic to insulin?

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I have a 7 year old who had had type 1 diabetes for almost six years. Tonight at bedtime, I realized I forgot to give her the dinner time shot. What should I do in case this happens again? Hopefully it won’t.

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I am a 38 year old female, diagnosed about 2 years ago with type 1 diabetes. I am condidering a pump. However, I am concerned about using Humalog since I may be allergic to it. Can Regular be used with the pump?

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My blood sugars are running high before eating breakfast (7:00 am), and I take NPH between 10-11 pm to help reduce increasing blood sugar while asleep. At what time would you expect the NPH to be in full swing? Can you recommend an injection time for NPH to help deal with night time increases in blood sugar?

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Recently, the hospital that hospital that provides my Mixtard, is running low, so the doctor would like to change me to either Actrapid [Regular] or Monotard [NPH}. I heard they would switch back once the stock is restored. Is that sensible? Is there any formula for the interchange?

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My seven year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes a month ago, and my husband and I have an important appointment that we have to be at, which will last most of the day so we would miss her dinner shot and her bed shot. Is it possible for us to have her wait for her bedtime shot until 11:00 pm?

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I am 21 years old, with type 1 diabetes diagnosed years ago, and I have pretty much been taking the same amount of insulin (56 units of NPH with 4 units of Regular) in the morning and (16 NPH with 4 units of Regular) at dinner, but I have recently changed over to a regimen of 2-6 units of Humalog in the morning, before lunch, before dinner, and at bedtime. Since my readings have been pretty much all over the place, I was wondering if taking some NPH in the morning would help my blood readings come down in the evening. I was also wondering if Humalog is suppose to be taken alone all together?

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I am 30 years old, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was nine, and I have just recently found out about the adverse effects of human insulin. When I started it, I had severe bouts of hypoglycemia, and I was diagnosed with PCOS two years ago. Is there any research on the connection between type 1 diabetes, PCOS and human insulin?

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