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Insulin

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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My eight year old son has had a lot of highs and lows, and, in fact, he is rarely in his goal range. Yesterday, we saw a new pediatric endocrinologist who suggested that we change to Ultralente at breakfast and supper with Humalog at breakfast, lunch, and supper. How do these treatments differ? What changes can we expect to see?

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When will Lantus be available?

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I got results to an “insulin” blood test and the level was 267 and the highest normal should have been, I think, 45. What does this mean?

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My eight year old, diagnosed at age one, replaced Regular with Humalog three weeks ago. She complains of nausea and all over tummy ache. Is this a reported/common side effect?

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I have a friend who has had diabetes for 30 years. He has always been controlled with no problems using bovine derived insulin, but has gone into insulin shock 4 times in last 2 months since going to synthetic. Is there any place to get bovine insulin anymore?

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My daughter is 18 months old, 30 pounds, and was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes two weeks ago. I’ve searched your index of previous questions and have determined that U10 dilution is my only hope of obtaining a 0.2-0.5 resolution. Can you suggest a dilution technique or website which explains dilution?

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I have the dawn phenomenon, and recently I’ve been measuring very early and find that the sugars are actually rising after the NPH has peaked (around 3:00-5:00 am). Even so, my last A1c was 5.9%, and my late afternoon sugars are in the normal range. Would Lantus work better than the NPH? Does it counteract the dawn phenomenon the way the NPH is supposed to?

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It seems as though my son needs an injection for a snack larger than 15 grams of carb because it seems that when he takes Humalog for a simple sugar, like a candy bar, the quick sugar runs out before the insulin, and he hits a low within an hour or so. So, I’m not sure if the spike of his blood sugar is worse or the low that seems to follow. Would lowering his insulin:carb ratio help this?

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