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Insulin

I use insulin shipped to me via U.S. mail from the Veterans Administration pharmacy distributors in North Carolina, and it takes 4-5 days (with no refrigeration) to get to my home in Florida. Is it possible that the insulin could deteriorate enough during that time to affect my blood sugars?

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My two year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes six months ago. Is is there a formula by which I can calculate the insulin (Humalog) dose that a child who weights X pounds and who eats Y grams of carbs needs in order to return to her pre-meal blood glucose level?

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I have had type 1 diabetes for 18 years now, and last night I took 20 units of Humalog instead of Humulin N. Please tell me how long Humalog insulin lasts and what I should have done. I think it lasts two or three hours, but the nurse at the hospital said six to eight hours. Who is right?

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My seven year old niece was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. We are devastated. I found an advertisement for Lantus (insulin glargine) which needs to be injected once a day. Do you have any feedback on its effect? Is there really no way of curing this problem?

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Since winter has hit, I have been having trouble keeping my insulin at the right temperature. I take it with me everywhere in case I don’t eat meals at home and it’s hard to tell if it’s been frozen by accident.

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My pharmacist told me that he has just returned from taking a course to make his own insulin sprays. He has a lab and will begin making them in the new year. How effective are insulin sprays? What is your thoughts of these sprays?

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I heard that a mouth spray form of insulin is in trials in England. Is this true and are there any clinical trials being run on this in the USA? How are subjects chosen for these trials?

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I have a good friend who is a 38 year old male, who is quite thin, and has had diabetes since age 12. He is on 70/30, and is having severe swings in blood glucose. I have suggested that he ask his doctor to try him on mixing, rather than the pre-mix, but he is uncomfortable asking this without something in writing that might back up his question.

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Lately, I have been having terrible stomach pain and unbearable back pain which usually happens when I use an insulin pen. My doctor insists I use this insulin, but its hurting me every time, and I really think I should change to a different pen, because it didn’t do any harm to me when I used to use it. What should I do?

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The doctor changed my partner’s Regular insulin brand, but not his NPH. He did not offer any explanation for this and did not tell us what changes we could expect from the change in insulin type. Please help with this if possible.

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