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Insulin

For three years, we’ve used a sliding scale for our daughter’s insulin. Is there a better way to dose it?

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I have gestational diabetes and need to increase my insulin to keep my blood sugars in range. Is there a limit to the amount I can take? Will it affect my unborn child?

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Does an average carbohydrate load have an effect on one’s basal dose?

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Our new doctor says our daughter should not use a pump because she uses very little insulin, that the insulin will crystallize with a “0” basal rate. Is this true?

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When my daughter is high around midnight, I find a correction has little effect. I have to do a second correction to see her blood sugar drop. Why is this?

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What are the side effects of consistently using insulin as a correction to eat whatever you want?

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I am a school nurse. The mom of a boy in my care wants me to administer 2 units of insulin to her son when he is treated for a low because he is sometimes high later. I’d prefer to give a smaller snack. What is your opinion?

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What is the suggested formula for calculating a return to MDI from pump therapy either for short term in cases of pump failure and for longer term return to MDI?

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My daughter has been ill twice recently and I’ve had to increase her insulin significantly. Should I be concerned? Is there anything you recommend I do?

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Last night when she gave her insulin shot, my mother hit a vein in her thigh and still has a bump on the skin.

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