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How does insulin affect the feelings of hunger? My teenage daughter is experiencing constant feelings of hunger and is having real difficulty controling her appetite.

September 28, 1999
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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.

September 28, 1999
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My daughter is 6 1/2 years old and was diagnosed with diabetes Type 1 2.5 years ago. She weighs 33 kilos. At her recent appointment her endocrinologist said her body is rejecting the insulin. I have never heard of this.

September 27, 1999
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My 13-year-old daughter would love to be able to eat only when hungry, rather than on a schedule. She takes Humalog and NPH in the morning, Humalog at dinner, and NPH at bedtime. She isn’t interested in a pump.

September 20, 1999
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My 7 year old daughter has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for about 3.5 years. She is on lispro and Ultralente insulins. She says the Ultralente burns when it is injected by itself. She says it hurts less when the Ultralente is mixed with a few units of lispro (when needed). Is this common?

September 14, 1999
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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?

September 14, 1999
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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?

September 12, 1999
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Please supply details of side effects and adverse reactions to human insulin versus animal insulin.

September 5, 1999
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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.

September 2, 1999
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My 14 year old son with Type 1 diabetes will be going on a school trip soon. He will be traveling by bus and staying in motels for five days. I am concerned about keeping his insulin cool.

August 30, 1999
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