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Is Insulatard a true replacement/alternative for Monotard? We have been advised to shift to it because Monotard is not available in penfills.

December 11, 2000
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How I can stop the oozing of blood or insulin after I have administered an insulin injection to my three year old daughter?

December 11, 2000
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Is there a law or regulation (at state or federal level) governing the disposal of insulin syringes or needles used in the home?

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I have gestational diabetes, and I had a major depressive episode, and blood glucose was much harder to control at the time. Going on an antidepressant has made the control easier. Are the two syndromes related? Did the depression trigger the diabetes? Do you know of any problems with antidepressants and pregnancy?

December 11, 2000
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My 12 year old son who has had type 1 for a year and a half. He wets the bed almost every night with huge amounts of urine. Does every child with diabetes have sugar in his or her urine? Is that why he is wetting so much at night?

December 11, 2000
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Our endocrinologist told us that due to the required use of steroids in asthma, our daughter’s diabetes management will be more complicated. Can you please explain further? What, if any, is the relationship between diabetes and asthma?

December 8, 2000
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My 10 year old son has had diabetes for two months. For the last several years, I have noticed a foul odor in the bathroom after he urinates. Could this be related to his condition? If so, was his condition already brewing several years before we found out he had it? Could I have done something years prior to prevent it?

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When my 14 year old is at 400 mg/dl [22.2 mmol/L], she feels sick. Then, when she is coming down she gets a headache. Is the headache due to the rapid reduction in blood sugar? Was her brain swollen from the ketones and high blood sugar even for that brief time? If she has “sick” symptoms, is that a sign that her situation is more serious than a high number without sickness?

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My five year old daughter has been experiencing seizure type events. After the last event, we noticed that she had had an excessive amount of sugar. Could this have caused these events?

December 8, 2000
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My 10 year old daughter, who has had diabetes for three years, is complaining of multiple joint pain. Sometimes she describes it as severe and sometimes there is limitation of movement, but there is no fever, swelling or any color changes. What is going on?

December 8, 2000
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