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Insulin

My two year old son is currently using an infusion pump, and we are repeatedly having problems with insulin blockage in the infusion set. Why would diluted insulin not have been a possible solution to this sooner? How safe and how easy is it to use diluted insulin in the pump?

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I have type 1 diabetes. Is there a pill I can take by mouth, instead of

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My father-in-law used to take Regular insulin only as needed, but his doctor has now prescribed 70/30 insulin every night regardless of what his blood sugar is. What is the difference between 70/30 and Regular insulin? My father-in-law is concerned about taking the insulin even when is blood sugar is not high.

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For two weeks after starting a new insulin brand, my blood sugars fluctuated, and I also began experiencing mild burning all over my body,insomnia, shortness of breath, and light-headedness that was making it difficult to focus at work. Is this a common reaction?

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This question is about a cat, but I feel it is also relevant to pediatrics. Do you know if I can dilute NPH with saline to make a one-in-ten solution ? If I do, will it keep for any length of time?

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My friend’s six year old daughter was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and she says her daughter can eat anything she wants as long as her insulin injection is adjusted properly. However, my understanding of diabetes has always been the less insulin you need the better. Won’t all of this extra insulin hurt her?

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My three year old son gets a combination of NPH and Humalog in the morning. ow long can the dose stay good in the syringe? Should it be given within five to ten minutes of combining the insulins or does it matter?

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I live in India. It’s winter time out here. The temperatures remain under 15 deg. C. Since the last three days, my post breakfast sugar levels have been soaring as high as 250 mg/dl [13.9 mmol/L] when they usually remain between 140-170 mg/dl. I had to take an exceptionally high dose of Humalog to bring down the sugar level. What has gone wrong?

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I provide child care for a seven year old boy with type 1 diabetes. He takes Humalog and Lente. Are morning ketones, small to medium, likely to be present after blood sugars dip too low during the night followed by a rebound?

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My son has been in his honeymoon, but is starting to have elevated blood sugars after his afternoon nap. Should I increase his morning NPH or his lunchtime rapid-acting insulin?

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