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Insulin

Since my pancreas does produce some insulin, does the addition of injected insulin cause the down-regulation of insulin receptors and persisiting hyperglycemia?

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When our grandson comes to visit, we have to call his parents for insulin dosing guidance. Is there a formula for determining the dosing?

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What does one do if insulin doses are reversed–short acting instead of long acting and vice versa?

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I cannot get any Lansulin R, so I am switching to a Novolog FlexPen, which is an animal insulin. Is anything bad going to happen to me?

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I started taking insulin almost two years ago. I took beef/pork insulin one and one-half years ago for three weeks and developed a reaction that consisted of skin that is painful to the touch and difficulty walking due to pain in my hips. Today, there still remains inflammation around the bursa area. What types of allergic reactions to beef/pork insulin have been reported?

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I am trying to understand how long insulin lasts in the bloodstream.

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What are the effects of taking too much insulin? And if one did, what is the best way to rid it?

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My 14 year old daughter has had diabetes since she was 7 years old. Her weight is 48 kg. She takes 62 units of insulin. Is her dose high? She continues to have high sugars.

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My seven year son has had diabetes for almost three and a half years. I recently switched him to a morning cocktail of Humalog, Regular and NPH insulin. While this has solved that problem, it has created another. It seems like the NPH is not working much at all. Should I give the NPH in a separate shot? Has anyone else reported such a dramatic change in the activity of NPH when it is mixed with Humalog?

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How can we dilute insulin to get very small doses for babies who require small doses of insulin like one unit?

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