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Insulin

Is it okay for a child to get Lantus only, as long as she is eating healthy and maintaining good blood sugar control? Does she need Actrapid for meals? She was diagnosed six years ago.

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What do I do if a needle breaks off in my skin?

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For a newly diagnosed Type IA diabetes patient, is it necessary to send certain laboratory studies before giving exogenous insulin?

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I would like to know about the use of sodium insulin in children. I would like to know how it can be used for adults, also.

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Our son is type 1, age seven, normal weight, was diagnosed two years ago. He only needs a total of ten Protaphane and two Actrapid each day. Why does he only need such a small dose?

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My four year old daughter was diagnosed one month ago. Her blood sugars are progressively going up at supper time despite the fact that I keep raising her dosage at lunch time.

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You responded to a recent question that by giving NPH later in the evening at bedtime, nocturnal hypoglycemia would be eliminated as compared to giving the NPH at dinner time. Could you please elaborate on this?

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Has technology advanced to where someone that is allergic to regular insulin can now use something that is synthetic?

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One doctor recommends giving half as much Humalog as she would usually take for a supplement at bedtime when my daughter’s blood sugar is high, but another doctor (that she sees now) absolutely doesn’t want her taking Humalog before bedtime no matter how high she is. I am torn between letting go to bed with high blood sugar and giving the Humalog like we used to. Do you know what most people do in that situation?

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My daughter’s endocrinologist said that usually a third shot at bedtime is done with NPH, but since she was already on Lente we would try it. I thought that Lente and NPH were basically the same. What is the difference?

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