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Blood Sugar won't go down

Eric4753

Well basically my blood sugar for the past 24 hours has been really high. average of 300 till 10pm last night, then it rose to 574. At 1A...

8 answers

Faulty NovoLog FlexPen

geminicapn

I have a NovoLog FlexPen with 100 units which stopped working after about 1/3 of the insulin had been dispensed. It simply stopped relea...

3 answers

Does any using Novolog Slide scale?

Simon_J

Does anyone use Novolog sliding scale for insulin diabetes? What health benefits you people get from it?

1 answer | 1 comment

why does my mom's skin in specific parts become itchy and turns red

Ahmad11110

my mom is 51 years old , she has diabetes and blood pressure diseases . At first her hands started to feel itchy to a point where she c...

4 answers | 10 comments

Should a Diabetic with swelling in their foot/ankle wear a compression sock?

Jennya4869

As I research this online I'm finding differing answers. I thought that diabetics should keep their socks smooth and not tight in order t...

2 answers

lipodystrophy insulin

dmtype1

Hey im in insulin for years now (dm type1), but today i did notice that my left belly is way bigger than the right. is there anyway that ...

Could my 3 year old be or becoming a diabetic?

colon515

My 3 yr old is drinking lots of water I had several people tell me wow she drinks a lot of water, she also eats a lot not big portions, n...

2 answers

Stomach pains after eating sugar

bec_tom28

My 6 year old daughter has been complaining of stomach pains after eating certain foods for about 12 months or so (not long after we move...

3 answers

Can high Blood sugar levels effect PT-INR

Cleo5

About 1 year ago I was told I have Pre-Diabetes. Since then I have been on a wieght loss program and have been losing and have not had my...

5 answers | 1 comment

sliding scale for Insulin

mynannie

Had steroid shot today, blood sugar's are 343 now. Take 10 units of Humalog before meals and 55units of Lantus before bed. What is the sl...

2 answers | 2 comments

Breakfast menu for kids?

dla95

My son(12)Type 1, likes to eat cereal for breakfast. But each time his B/S is very high afterwards (300-400). We have tried several types...

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What do you eat for protein?

breezyblue

I eat veggies and fruits. I'm a Type 1 Diabetic and need to lose some weight. My doctor says I don't get enough protein in my diet to l...

5 answers | 4 comments

Is there any pills I can take to help me lose weight I'm a type 1 diabetic

Kimberly0000

Is there any pills I can take to help me lose weight I'm a type 1 diabetic

4 answers | 1 comment

what happens if the sugar level goes zero (0) ?

dipenk50

what happens if the sugar level goes as low as 10 or zero ? Today morning just half an hour before my wife woke up and found that her ...

20 answers | 2 comments

My Father, type 1 for 50 years, suddenly has low blood sugar problems.

Keysam

I am asking here because I am very worried. He has seen a doctor some but hasn't pushed for testing as much as necessary bc of their fina...

4 answers

Diarrhea and dried lips, pee a lot

Arnoldthecast

Do diabetes symptoms come and go? Because past couple months on and off I have been having to pee like twice everyb3 hours when I used t...

4 answers

My mom is type 1 and would like advice and info on new technology

Smush127

So my mom has been type 1 for over 30 years. She's in her mid to late 50s. She is divorced and lives alone part time and will eventually ...

2 answers | 8 comments

Hope for a cure!

purple1234567

There is some really cool stuff going on at UMPC Childrens Hospital in Pittsburgh- they have some advances in a gene therapy study that t...

Agent Orange & type 1 diabetes

vintagecarguy

The VA is claiming I have type 1 diabetes and thus they are not responsible. I was 29 and 2 years back from Vietnam (III corps area, whi...

9 answers | 3 comments

Diabetes and blood sugar staying high and herpes flare up on top of it

Farout22

My blood sugar is staying high even with medication and I having a herpes flare up

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