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These things were to be expected for an insulin reaction, but he went into shock and not long after that he turned a yellowish orange color. I have never seen this before, and neither has his mother. The doctors took many tests and couldn’t tell me anything. Can you tell me why my husband turned a yellowish orange color during an insulin reaction?

November 30, 2002
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My 62 year old husband has been running for twenty years, but about six months ago, he started walking with me because he was getting a pain under his ribs after running. Initially after stopping running the pain eased, but now it is returning.

November 30, 2002
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I never been to a doctor to correctly know what is wrong, but I can say i’m most likely to have hypoglycemia. I say this because its happened twice in my life so far. What do you personally think I should do?

November 30, 2002
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I have had type 1 diabetes since age 23, and my daughter is ICA, IAA, and GAD positive. However, her pediatric endocrinologist says she does not have diabetes even though she has failed 2 glucose tolerance tests with a final blood sugar of 396 mg/dl [22 mmol/L]. How would you explain these abnormal results?

November 30, 2002
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My son was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and while sleeping at night, he is soaked with sweat. Is this a sign of low blood sugars? If so, what should we do?

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My son is constantly testing his blood glucose levels at school which concerns me greatly. I would not dare to tell him not to test but I am unsure of exactly how to handle this situation. What can I do to help him differentiate between highs and lows? Is his type of sensitivity common?

November 30, 2002
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I am currently using an insulin pump with a basal rate of 30 units per hour, plus a 75 unit bolus three times daily, a total of 945 units per 24 hours. What kind of pump would handle this size of a daily intake of insulin?

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Visible low blood sugar symptoms are often not recognized by school staff, sometimes my son does not feel his low until he is at 2.0-2.5 mmol/L [36-45 mg/dl], and sometimes it has been more that an hour since his insulin has peaked. How low would my son’s sugar have to be and for what length of time before could have a seizure?

November 29, 2002
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My specialist advised that I should always give myself the minimum dose of Humalog per meal, but when I told him I become seriously hypo about an hour after I choose to eat very light meals such as salads he just said to “eat more food”. Why should I “eat more food” than everybody else? I adjust my insulin up if a meal requires it, why not down?

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My son was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and his blood sugars have been consistently high. Is there anything that we should be concerned about?

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