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Insulin

The week before menses, I need to double my insulin due to resistance. Is this normal?

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I am concerned about my daughter’s post-breakfast blood sugars, which are around 200 mg/dl [11.1 mmol/L], 90 minutes afterwards. What do you recommend? Our educator has suggested Lantus and NovoLog, but our daughter doesn’t want that many shots.

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Over the past three weeks, my son has had many low blood sugars, even after we reduced his Lantus by two units. What do you suggest we do? Could puberty be causing the lows?

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Currently on nasogastric feeds for an IPEX-like syndrome, my toddler has erratic blood sugars. He cannot take Lantus or Regular. What do you recommend?

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Do pregnant women with type 2 go back on the medication they took pre-pregnancy after giving birth? Just a few months after starting metformin, I became pregnant and switched to insulin. Once the baby is born, should I stay on insulin as my endocrinologist has recommended? I want to go back to metformin.

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My best friend was recently diagnosed with diabetes. She is being treated with artificial insulin. How is it made?

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To correct a high, does a larger dose of insulin cause a faster drop in blood sugar?

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I was diagnosed with type 1 16 months ago. Without taking insulin, my last three A1cs were normal. How long can I go on without insulin?

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At the ER for a fall, my daughter’s blood glucose was very high. I refused to let the doctor give her extra insulin. Once home, she was quite low. Could extra insulin cause cerebral edema? Am I right that the doctor would have caused an insulin overdose?

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What do you know about an oral insulin called Insupro? Is this safe for my child?

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