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Insulin

My four year old daughter gets two injections of Human Monotard per day, but there is a big difference in the dosage (morning — 23 units; evening — 6 units). Please explain why. Is this something to be concerned about?

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Why can’t insulin be made in a pill form like other hormones?

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Why it is hard to get the sliding scale of a child compare to an adult? Is it because of growth pattern, or maturity of pancreatic enzyme or any other reason?

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Since Novo-Nordisk does not make a “fast acting regular” insulin, can you mix Lilly’s Humalog with Novo-Nordisk’s Novolin N or Novolin L?

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I know how insulin was discovered, but why is insulin called insulin (how did it get its name)?

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My 74 year old father has had diabetes for 10 years and was recently out on insulin. After injecting insulin and then eating, he has started hiccuping. He has tried several ways to prevent this from happening with no luck. Do you think the insulin is causing this?

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Is there any other company manufacturing beef insulin other than Novo-Nordisk and Eli Lilly?

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My son is 15 and has recently been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. What is a sliding scale?

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My 13 year old son has been recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and he is taking Humalog with NPH at breakfast and dinner. Is there a maximum dose of NPH that should be given at the bedtime dose to reduce risk of nighttime hypoglycemia?

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What is an appropriate sliding scale ratio for a 13 year old athletic child? I was informed that one unit of Humalog will bring the blood sugar down 50 mg/dl [2.8 mmol/L] and that 1 unit of insulin will cover about 10-15 grams. Does this sound accurate?

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