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Insulin

Recently, the hospital that hospital that provides my Mixtard, is running low, so the doctor would like to change me to either Actrapid [Regular] or Monotard [NPH}. I heard they would switch back once the stock is restored. Is that sensible? Is there any formula for the interchange?

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My seven year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes a month ago, and my husband and I have an important appointment that we have to be at, which will last most of the day so we would miss her dinner shot and her bed shot. Is it possible for us to have her wait for her bedtime shot until 11:00 pm?

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I am 21 years old, with type 1 diabetes diagnosed years ago, and I have pretty much been taking the same amount of insulin (56 units of NPH with 4 units of Regular) in the morning and (16 NPH with 4 units of Regular) at dinner, but I have recently changed over to a regimen of 2-6 units of Humalog in the morning, before lunch, before dinner, and at bedtime. Since my readings have been pretty much all over the place, I was wondering if taking some NPH in the morning would help my blood readings come down in the evening. I was also wondering if Humalog is suppose to be taken alone all together?

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I am 30 years old, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was nine, and I have just recently found out about the adverse effects of human insulin. When I started it, I had severe bouts of hypoglycemia, and I was diagnosed with PCOS two years ago. Is there any research on the connection between type 1 diabetes, PCOS and human insulin?

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Until recently, our three and a half year old son would experience a low blood sugar maybe once or twice a week, but beginning three weeks ago, he began experiencing lows at an unusual rate. What reasons are there for sudden, persistent, increased sensitivity to insulin?

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What good studies were done to determine the stability, reliability and consistency of mixing in the emulsion of Lilly’s 75/25 Pen injection system? Did the FDA verify?

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What research is being done on the insulin patch? Where? Do they need volunteers? I would like to know if there are any trials in the State of California.

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My father, who lives in India, has swelling and small boils where he is injecting. He has tried switching places but it seems that the reaction is very painful and the swelling is bad. Is this normal? If it is not, I am wondering whether the formulation is causing this? Can I buy the insulin in the USA for him?

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After a recent flight, I noticed my post meal blood sugars were a bit high. When I checked my insulin pens, all three had little pressure. Could this have something to do with the cabin pressure of the flight? Is there a fix for this?

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My TSH level has dropped since I started taking insulin. Could the insulin intake have anything to do with the reduction in TSH levels?

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