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Insulin

Is there another way of taking insulin other than injections?

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Although my young grandson has been diagnosed with type 1, he is not yet on insulin. Can you help me understand what is going on?

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Can a C-Peptide test can determine if production of insulin is natural from the pancreas or supplied only by insulin injection? Is there a test to see how much insulin the pancreas still produces naturally?

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Is it okay for my son to take a second injection of fast-acting insulin for additional food while he still has insulin on board from a previous injection? Since he takes bedtime Lantus, does he really need the bedtime snack the doctor recommends?

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My niece recently started a new insulin regimen to prevent constant highs. So far, it isn’t working. What insulins are there? How do we know what insulins she should use?

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My mother takes oral medications for type 2, but her doctor has suggested she start insulin. Her fasting blood sugars are 200 to 230 mg/dl [11.1 to 12.8 mmol/L]. Is this necessary? Are there other options?

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We recently increased our daughter’s Actrapid, which has led to wide fluctuations in her blood sugar. Why is this? What should we do differently?

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When I used my pre-filled pen, blood leaked into the pen and mixed with the insulin. Is this normal? Will the insulin still work?

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The doctor diagnosed my adult daughter with diabetes and gave her Avandaryl. But, an endocrinologist told her to take insulin, as if it were type 1, even though he thinks she has type 2. If he thinks it’s type 2, why treat her for type 1? Is there a test to determine which type of diabetes she has?

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We recently gave our 12 year old responsibility for drawing up and administering her insulin. She admitted to giving herself extra insulin. How dangerous is this, both short- and long-term? Is this common?

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