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Insulin

I’m 22 years old and have been self-administering insulin for bodybuilding purposes. I went into hypoglycemia 4 times within 2 weeks. On the second occurrence, my hand went kind of numb. The 4th occurrence yielded an even greater numbness. Is this atherosclerosis or nerve damage?

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I am 13 years old and we are using 70/30 for morning and evening and Regular if over 200, 2 shots a day. I am using a general practioner for a doctor. I am having blood sugars that are averaging okay except at evening before meal — I am always around 250. Should I be using different insulins yet at my age?

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I hear a voice telling me to stop taking my insulin and that as long as I do not eat and only drink water I will be fine. My psychologist questions the validity of this assertion. Is there any evidence that other people with type 1 diabetes have stopped taking insulin without any detrimental effects?

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My 13 year old son still takes Regular insulin at dinner. We have tried to switch to Humalog for the dinner shot, but could not get a good morning number. We have switched back to Regular and are getting good morning readings again. Are we doing the wrong thing?

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A few years ago I was switched from pork to human to human insulins. Although my dosages stayed the same after the switch, now, I no longer shake, sweat or get any warning sign of hypoglycemia. Is the human insulin responsible? If so, can’t the manufacturers add an ingredient that will provide some warning of hypoglycemia?

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My 11 year old daughter has had type 1 diabetes for four years, and her A1c level is usually under 8%. She weighs 82 pounds and receives 50-54 units of insulin per day. Her doctors say she may be becoming insulin resistant. Is this true? Is there anything we can do/not do to help prevent this?

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Can a child, age nine, newly diagnosed with type�1 diabetes develop a tolerance or immunity to insulin?

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My 9 year-old son uses 3 types of insulin, often in combination. Two of the caps on the bottles are the same color, increasing the likelihood that the wrong bottle will be grabbed and an incorrect dosage administered. Why doesn’t the FDA mandate that all insulin bottle tops have distinctive color caps?

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On a recent news program about diabetes, a doctor said something about a new insulin coming out that would stay in your system all day and maybe even for 2 days. Do you know anything more?

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My son has type 1 diabetes. Last night, I saw a show on television that referred to someone “abusing insulin” to get high/sex/etc. Now I’m nervous. Can insulin be “abused”?

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