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I am 51 years old, do not have diabetes, and have started dental implant work. If I develop diabetes after all my implants are done, is there a chance that my implants with fail due to diabetes? Why and how does diabetes affect dental implants?

January 19, 2001
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I found an article in a local newspaper that said a man in Peking had himself cured of diabetes by eating ants. Is this possible? What kind of ants should a lady of 53 eat?

January 19, 2001
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Our six year old daughter, diagnosed at 18 months with type 1 diabetes, is now on three shots of insulin a day to improve her control in the early morning hours. We are struggling to determine what the best mix and timing of these shots should be. What is the usual three shot regimen when using a mix of Humalog and NPH?

January 19, 2001
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I’m middle aged man with type2 diabetes. I heard of an new treatment in which diabetes was cured by injecting the pancreas with blood from placenta or birth cord. Is there any truth to this?

January 19, 2001
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My 11 year old daughter has type 1 diabetes and is also on Ritalin. Her behavior is bad and she doesn’t listen. Does all this play a major role in her behavior?

January 18, 2001
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I’m 14 year old boy, and I have been having trouble with my diabetes recently. I can’t seem to get my blood sugar below 10 mmol/L [180 mg/dl], and I’m starting to worry. Is there anything I can do?

January 18, 2001
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My 16 year old daughter is tired of doing good management. Her last two HbA1c results were around 10 and 11%. What can I do to help move her out of this place of complacency?

January 18, 2001
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We have found that three small doses of NPH at mealtime and a normal dose of NPH at bedtime with Humalog for meals a good way to keep control. Do you folks do this too?

January 18, 2001
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Lately, we notice that the injections were a little harder to inject into my son’s arms so we decided to start giving him his injections in his backside. We have observed his blood sugars are so much better when we inject in his backside. Do you sometimes have to stop using certain areas for a while?

January 18, 2001
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My six year old is usually over 200 mg/dl [11.1 mmol/L] at breakfast so I increase her dinnertime NPH by one unit, and she seems to always go low in the middle of the night. If I don’t give her the extra unit she is still high. What can I do to prevent the lows, but maintain an average level in the morning?

January 18, 2001
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