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My 4 year old son was diagnosed with type 1 eight months ago. We are constantly making adjustments to his insulin regimen. His daily blood glucose can easily swing from 40 to the 500’s. What are the effects of these swings on him and what can be done to help reduce them?

Is it okay to use different brands of insulin together when preparing a mixed dose of R and N?

As a parent of two diabetics, I can easily smell if either of my children has ketones from their breath. Can the diabetic taste the ketones?

My 17 month old niece was diagnosed 5 months ago. I need to know how many carbohydrate grams she is allowed to have in one day.

My teenage son, a type 1 diabetic for 2 years, recently failed a breathalyzer test for alcohol. His blood sugars had been very high for several days before the test and his reading at the time of the test was 383. Could he have failed the test due to acetone in his breath?

I recently found out my five year old has Type 1. I would like to go back to college to learn as much as possible in the area of diabetes research in order to devote myself in helping find a cure. Any help would be appreciated.

How dangerous is it to get pregnant and be diabetic? Can it be done safely without harm to the baby? What is the best glucose range to maintain during pregnancy?

Are there any special risks to a child born after the mother has developed adult onset diabetes? I’m 27 and just found out that my mother developed diabetes a year or so before I was born.

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