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Insulin

How important is pre-bolusing?

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Recently diagnosed, my nephew’s blood sugars are still elevated. He is taking Mixtard twice daily. What do you advise?

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I have been diabetic for 23 years. The last few years I have noticed the insulin doesn’t work as good as it used to. How do you find out if you are insulin intolerant?

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My son will be visiting his grandparents in another state soon. In order to make this a little easier for his grandparents, I am wondering it I can go ahead and load the syringes with the proper amount of NPH ahead of time. Then, all they would have to worry about measuring and adding is the Humalog.

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My husband takes Lente Iletin I (beef-pork) and Regular Iletin I (beef-pork), both of which are being discontinued. What type of insulin would be a compatible substitute for each?

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Our doctor proposed to switch insulin for our daughter, who is 4 years old. Now she uses Mixtard 40/60 in the morning and Humalog in the evening. The doctor likes her to switch both injections to Humalog Mix25. Are there experiences with using this insulin for young children?

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I am currently mixing the two brands of insulin because my pharmacists here told there is no difference and one is less expensive. Can the two brands of insulin be mixed? What is the difference between the two?

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Soon after switching to Humalog, my duaghter began breaking out in hives at the injection site soon which then became generalized and continued even after we switched back to Regular. How did this happen? What can we do? What are the implications for the long-term? Can you point me to any relevant literature or research?

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Is there a formula to use to modify the number of units of Regular insulin to provide for sliding scale dosages?

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My 80 year old mother has been on insulin injections for her diabetes for just a couple of months, and since she started on insulin, they’ve changed it a handful of times, because of allergic reactions (swelling, rashes, itching). Her dermatologist and allergy specialists say they’re not familiar with these kinds of reactions to insulin. Is there any information on this?

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