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Insulin

My 13 year old was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and is using N and R insulin. A person with long-time diabetes told us that R insulin is a thing of the past and is no longer used. Is this true?

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As a nurse in the hospital we evaluate preprandial blood glucose. If this is valid practice, is there an associated time frame for preprandial testing (e.g. within two hours, etc.) that is more valid for monitoring/treating with regular insulin?

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What would happen if a non-diabetic person were injected with insulin?

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After 10 years, I switched to Regular and NPH. I am have very unusual “reactions” from the Regular. Are reactions to Regular common?

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I plan to travel to South America and Asia in the next year. If I lose my diabetes supplies, can I get them in these countries? What do I do if I need to get a different kind of insulin?

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Why do people with type 2 taken insulin if they are insulin resistant? Isn’t there too much insulin in the bloodstream?

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I have had type 1 diabetes for 17 years. I take Regular and NPH, twice a day, exercise a lot and try to eat well. I have low blood sugars before and after dinner, and at bedtime. What should I do?

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My seven year old daughter is taking NPH with Humalog in the morning and NPH with Humalog in the evening and eats up to 150 grams of carb each day. What would be a normal amount of NPH and Humalog to give a 53 pound seven year old? It would be great to have a scale, is there one?

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Is there a danger or problem with the patient receiving the 1 extra unit of Regular?

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Since going on insulin in August, I have been losing my hair. Why is this? Is there a special shampoo for people with type 1? Will my hair grow back?

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