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Insulin

My wife has been taking pills until two weeks ago when her doctor switched her to insulin twice a day. I am concerned because her morning blood sugar is still around 210 mg/dl [11.7 mmol/L] before eating and around 400 mg/dl [22.2 mmol/L] at night after eating. Should we wait longer to get the amount of insulin adjusted? Do you think that she needs to see a specialist?

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My son recently started on pump therapy, and so far, so good, but we have found the trickiest part to be filling the reservoir so as to avoid air bubbles in the tubing. Can you explain why insulin for this brand of pump is not available in pre-loaded cartridges?

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Where can I find out about diabetes and the genetic engineering of insulin? I need to know how genetic engineering helped develop Insulin production.

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Could you tell me why we teach not to aspirate after injecting insulin?

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Is there a way to calculate how many grams of carbohydrate one unit of insulin will cover and how many points one unit of insulin will reduce blood sugar? Also, is there a way of calculating how much 15 grams of carbohydrate is likely to raise blood sugar, other things equal?

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My 7 year old son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 6 months ago. He has been having blood glucose readings running in the 300’s for about 2 months and the more insulin I give him the higher it seems to go. Can too much insulin cause the high blood glucose readings?

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I have a 5 year old diagnosed 1.5 years ago with Type 1 diabetes. From the time he was diagnosed until now, he seems very sensitive to Humalog and Regular insulin. I am very concerned about daily hypoglycemia.

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What happens to insulin when it is exposed to heat? Is it safe to use?

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Last week, my family doctor prescribed oral medication, halted the insulin injections, and my blood sugars are fine. What ill or good effects did taking insulin for 11 years have?

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My daughter, diagnosed about five months ago, is only taking 1 unit of NovoLog mixed with 4 units of NPH in the morning, 1 unit of NovoLog at supper, and 1 unit of NPH at bedtime. If we have to call after hours and speak to other doctors, they seem really confused because she is only on this amount of insulin. Is this an unusual amount of insulin for someone at this stage?

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