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Insulin

The Humalog dose I take varies all the time, even for the same food. I guess at the dose, then often do a correction shot. How can I get better control of my diabetes?

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I have had type 2 diabetes for about 18 years, I have Charcot foot (left) and a bad right foot due to diabetes. I am taking equal doses of 70/30 insulin twice daily, and my sugar goes up and down like a yo-yo. Now my doctor has increased both doses by about 20%, and I am 50 overweight because of insulin. Is this new dose going to going to work? Should I find another doctor?

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I currently am using Lantus in the morning with Humalog for my meals, and even though I have increased my insulin n the past two weeks and have not changed my eating style, my pre-meal blood sugars have consistently very high. I have noticed is that the Humalog shot is having very little effect on my blood sugar level. Is it possible to build up a tolerance to injected insulin?

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My son was hospitalized with an extremely high blood sugar, and this morning he had 20 units of Lente with 30 units of Humalog, and his blood sugar is still high at 1:00 PM. If a person is insulin resistant what else can be done? Is there a safe limit as to how much insulin a 12 year old can receive during a 24 hour period?

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After 15 years with diabetes, I am planning to conceive. I use Humulin N and Humalog. What other insulins should I use during my pregnancy?

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Why don’t more adults used the Insuflon? Is the catheter inserted at a greater depth than a needle? Could I use it for short acting insulin while using syringes for Lantus?

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Four months ago, my doctor suggested I increase my Humalog and Lantus, which I did. Over the past month, my blood sugars have been somewhat elevated despite new insulins and smaller portions. Why could this be?

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Three years ago, at age 21, I was diagnosed with type 1. I take only 12 units of insulin daily. Is it possible I was misdiagnosed? Do I need more tests? Could I just be a non-typical type 1? What will happen if I get pregnant; will the hospital administer too much insulin?

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My son has elevated blood sugars in the winter, normal ones in the summer, so the doctor wants him on insulin. What could be going on? The doctor is not sure what my son has.

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I was diagnosed with type 1 after being overweight and treated with Ziak for hypertension. What role did this medication have in causing my symptoms? I have stopped taking insulin and still have mostly normal blood sugars. Do I really have type 1?

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